What began as a simple classified advertisement in a music magazine would eventually spawn one of Britain’s most groundbreaking and stylistically influential rock bands. Roxy Music’s journey from experimental art school project to international sensation represents a unique fusion of high art concepts with popular music sensibilities. The band’s core lineup evolved around Bryan Ferry’s vision, incorporating the diverse talents of Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera, Paul Thompson, and initially Brian Eno, each bringing distinct backgrounds that would shape their revolutionary sound. The band’s eight-album discography spans from 1972 to 1982, during which they consistently challenged musical conventions while achieving remarkable The post Complete List Of Roxy Music Band Members appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Mississippi’s privacy-ruining online digital ID law is putting pressure on decentralized platforms, and Mastodon says it simply cannot comply. The organization behind the software states that it lacks the technical ability to verify users’ ages and refuses to implement IP-based restrictions, which it argues would wrongly affect travelers and those temporarily located in the state. The law, known as the Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act (HB 1126), has already led to Bluesky withdrawing its service from Mississippi. Mastodon is not following that path. Instead, it points to the design of its platform, where individual server administrators are responsible for their own compliance with local laws. Mastodon itself neither collects user data nor maintains centralized control over the network. Although Mastodon’s nonprofit arm initially declined to comment, it later provided a statement to TechCrunch. The organization explained that while its own servers require users to be at least 16, it does not “have the means to apply age verification” and that the software does not retain any data collected during sign-up. A feature added in the July 2025 release of Mastodon 4.4 allows server administrators to set age minimums and manage legal terms, but does not support storing verification data. Each server in the network operates independently. It is up to those server owners to decide whether to integrate third-party systems to check user ages. Mastodon confirmed it cannot offer “direct or operational assistance” to these operators and instead points them to resources such as the IFTAS library, which provides guidance on trust and safety practices for federated platforms. The nonprofit reiterated that it does not track user behavior or enforce policy across the wider ecosystem. Responsibility for legal compliance, it says, belongs to those who host and manage the servers in their own jurisdictions. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Mississippi’s Digital ID Law Hits a Wall with Mastodon appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. American attorney Ron Coleman has issued a strong warning to British regulators attempting to impose their censorship regime beyond UK borders. Speaking during a broadcast interview with host Josh Howie, Coleman pushed back firmly against Ofcom’s efforts to pressure US-based platforms into complying with the UK’s Online Safety Act. “No, not at all,” Coleman said when asked whether the lawsuit against Ofcom constituted interference in another country’s laws. “We only want to make sure that those laws stop at the shores of the UK, or frankly, they can expand as far as they want, just not to the shores of the United States of America.” Coleman is one of the lawyers representing 4chan and Kiwi Farms, both of which are challenging Ofcom’s authority to apply UK law to their American operations. But the broader issue, he said, goes beyond any single case. It’s about defending a constitutional principle: that no foreign government has the right to dictate what speech is allowed in the United States. While UK officials claim the law is about protecting children, Coleman emphasized that the consequences extend far beyond content moderation. He described a recent incident where one of his clients briefly disabled a content block for routine maintenance, only to be met with immediate threats from Ofcom. “Our client just said, we can’t continue like this,” he recalled. The implication: constant exposure to foreign enforcement creates a chilling effect, even within the borders of a free country. Asked whether the legal challenge might influence policy back in the UK, Coleman said the team hopes it will. “Because we think it’s good for the UK, it’s good for the West, it’s good for the American and British alliance, a great historic alliance, for Britons to have the kind of free speech rights that Americans have.” But he stressed that the lawsuit doesn’t seek to dismantle the UK’s laws internally, only to prevent their enforcement against Americans. “We’re not trying to overturn UK’s law,” he said. “We’re saying if you wanna build a wall around your citizens and if your government has the power to do that, then do it the way North Korea does it. Do it the way China does it, do it the way Cuba does it. Build your wall around your island, but don’t come to our little island and try to tell us how to conduct our business.” Coleman’s comments strike at the center of a growing global conflict: what happens when national censorship laws collide with the open architecture of the internet? For him, the answer is simple: freedom of speech doesn’t stop at a bureaucrat’s border, and American soil isn’t up for grabs. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Coleman: Ofcom Can’t Export Censorship to the United States appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Blizzard has reversed a permanent ban in Overwatch 2 after community backlash over a player being punished for calling someone a “noob,” causing wider criticism about the company’s increasing control over how players communicate. The punishment, revealed through a Reddit post, was handed down under the label of “inappropriate communications.” The chat log was just three words: “noob,” “?,” and “worth.” When the player appealed, Blizzard support stood by the decision. “This account has received multiple penalties for this type of behavior and thus multiple opportunities to correct that behavior,” a representative explained. “After my review, I can confirm that the suspension was issued correctly and will be upheld.” The response from players was immediate. Many saw the ban as completely out of proportion, especially since the word “noob” has been a mainstay in multiplayer culture for decades, more often used in jest than with serious intent. Two days later, Blizzard backpedaled. The official Overwatch account posted on X, “Our bad. Ban reversed. You can say noob now.” That public statement, rare for a company of Blizzard’s size, suggested some recognition that the moderation system had overstepped. While the ban reversal made headlines, it’s part of a much larger shift in how Blizzard is enforcing rules inside Overwatch 2. Blizzard is doubling down on language censorship. Its newly expanded “Real-Time Text Moderation” system now scans and blocks messages before they even reach other players. Flagged messages are hidden by default, though users can choose to reveal and report them. Originally trialed in World of Warcraft, the system now forms part of Overwatch 2’s communication filter. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Blizzard Reverses Overwatch 2 Ban After Backlash Over “Noob” Chat Censorship appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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The floundering of the Democratic Party is becoming impossible to ignore while Republicans continue to make positive gains in swing states. At least one mainstream media outlet is now admitting that Democrats are in trouble ahead of the 2026 midterms, and the numbers appear to prove it. CNN data analyst Harry Enten broke down the major gains in voter registration in key swing states for Republicans. 'The Democratic brand is in about as good a position as the Cracker Barrel rebrand.'Looking at the data from Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, Enten said, "The Republican Party is in their best position at this point in the cycle since at least 2005, in all four of these key battleground states." Enten showed that Arizona had a three-point gain in Republican voter registration; Nevada had a six-point gain. Strikingly, North Carolina and Pennsylvania both had an eight-point gain in Republican voter registration.RELATED: Trump DOJ targets North Carolina for shaky voter registration Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images"Are there any bright spots for Democrats? Have they picked up any ground since January 1 in terms of party registration? I'm not seeing it in these key swing states, these four key swing states. That's what we're talking about: party registration margin gain since January 1, 2025.""The Democratic brand is in about as good a position as the Cracker Barrel rebrand," he added.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Happy Sept. 1 to all — even the haters and losers in corporate media who, truth be told, haven’t had a great year.That doesn’t mean no one’s winning. On Wednesday, One America News announced that Google’s YouTube TV will now carry the channel in its basic package. The deal comes just three years after OAN was dropped by Verizon and DirecTV under pressure from advertisers, activist groups, rising costs, and a political climate openly hostile to conservative media.The cracks in profits and the resulting hard decisions and pivots are everywhere to see.Meanwhile, the corporate press keeps sinking. President Donald Trump, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, collapsing public trust, and brutal market shifts have combined into a perfect storm for the old media guard. Line up the casualties, and the wreckage speaks for itself.Carr set the tone just weeks into the new administration with a Feb. 11 letter to Comcast and NBCUniversal alerting them that they’re under investigation to “ensure your companies are not promoting invidious forms of discrimination in violation of FCC regulations and civil rights laws.”FCC rules under the Communications Act have long barred companies from discriminating on race, sex, religion, or age. But this marked the first time an administration used those tools against woke corporate culture. It was a warning shot heard around the world.The shake-up didn’t stop there. On Feb. 24, MSNBC cut ties with Joy Reid, its longtime host known for race-baiting and peddling conspiracy theories.Days later, on Feb. 26, Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos announced a major shift in editorial policy: The paper would now “focus on personal liberties and free markets.” The move looked less like patriotism and more like a calculation to protect Bezos’ global business interests. Still, it stunned the Post’s anti-Trump staff, many of whom saw it as surrender to the country’s new conservative mood. Opinion editor David Shipley quit in protest almost immediately.Then, a month later on March 27, Carr kicked off the second week of spring by sending another letter warning of an investigation into DEI policies violating civil rights law — this time to Disney and ABC.Spring capped off on June 8, when ABC senior national correspondent Terry Moran fired off a middle-of-the-night rant about how White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller’s “hatreds are his spiritual nourishment.” He wrote the post just over a week after he interviewed the president in the Oval Office.It’s the kind of unhinged post that would have been standard fare during Trump’s first term, but times had changed, and ABC fired him. Moran stands by his characterization of Miller. He’s now “an independent journalist.”By summer, the hits to corporate media were coming harder and faster. On July 2, CBS announced it was settling with Trump over deceptive edits to its “60 Minutes” campaign-trail interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.The $16 million settlement mirrored ABC’s settlement with Trump seven months prior, paying approximately $1 million to cover Trump’s legal fees, with the rest going to the future Trump presidential library. It also included an agreement to release future, unedited transcripts of presidential interviews.During the spring, as part of the blowback over the Harris interview, CBS had hired a producer to oversee “sensitive” content. That oversight led to the April 22 resignation of longtime “60 Minutes” producer Bill Owens.Then on July 17, CBS announced it would not renew Stephen Colbert’s contract. It was the end of the 32-year run for “The Late Show” and a dismal result of how snide and political it had become since David Letterman’s departure from the show a decade ago.The very next day, on July 18, the Senate passed the White House’s rescission package, ending taxpayer money to PBS and NPR. The hyper-Democratic television and radio networks had been conservative targets for decades; now, they were on their own. Four days later, on July 22, NPR’s newsroom chief, Edith Chapin, announced she was leaving the company.Then it was back to business. On July 24, the FCC approved a Paramount Global/CBS-Skydance Media merger. The deal came complete with a commitment to eliminate DEI and to install an ombudsman over CBS News. These moves were a direct result of the FCC’s push to actually enforce the Communications Act’s public interest standard, which requires balanced viewpoints for companies that want to use public spectrum.Biden-appointed FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez was furious. Monitoring for bias, she claimed, is a terrible threat to press freedom.On July 31, it was back to the Washington Post. That day, “fact-checker” Glenn Kessler, columnist Jonathan Capehart, and dozens of other Democrat journalists accepted the struggling paper’s proposed buyout package.The following day, Aug. 1, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced it would shut down under the business pressures caused by the end of taxpayer funding.All that, and the year is far from over. The cracks in profits and the resulting hard decisions and pivots are everywhere to see. When you combine the pressures of declining profits and a rightly distrustful public with an administration interested in using the tools of the American civil rights regime to actually protect all classes of Americans, it’s a near-perfect storm.Gentlemen, it’s time to reap the whirlwind.Blaze News: Democrat media bends over backward to avoid 'misgendering' gunman who murdered kids in churchBlaze News: ABC News journalist ripped to shreds online over misleading claim linking Trump to trans shooterAlign: ‘You’re fired!’ Kimmel claims Trump is behind Colbert canningAlign: Last week for John Oliver? Barmy Brit fears Trump will put him on ICESign up for Bedford’s newsletterSign up to get Blaze Media senior politics editor Christopher Bedford’s newsletter.

Monday Morning Meme Madness

Some iPhones set the stage with standout features while others are lost in oblivion. Here's the most important iPhone and one that everyone forgot.

Some iPhones set the stage with standout features while others are lost in oblivion. Here's the most important iPhone and one that everyone forgot.