American cops created their own version of 4Chan - HuffPost

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Thee Rant, formerly NYPD Rant, bills itself as a salon of "New York City Cops speaking their minds," though often the extremist rhetoric on the site more closely resembles 4chan. Edward Polstein, who was fired from the NYPD in 2004, created the site to give verified members of the force — both current and former — an outlet to anonymously vent about their jobs without fear of retribution.

The message board is a cesspool of disinformation, bigoted memes and far-right propaganda, and regularly lights up with racist comments after publicized incidents of police brutality against people of color. Lately, users have been targeting protesters participating in the nationwide Black Lives Matter marches sparked by Floyd's killing.

Thee Rant posts in the past three weeks have described Floyd as a "mutt" and a "worthless thug," Black people as "Negroids" and "ghetto rats," and protesters as "scum." Various posts call for violence against protesters and spread debunked conspiracy theories that are often sourced to far-right media outlets, including Breitbart, One America News Network and The Federalist.

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Inside The Dangerous Online Fever Swamps Of American Police

Cops have a far-right media ecosystem of their own, where they post racist memes, spread disinformation and call for violence against antifa.

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Huffpo: Inside The Dangerous Online Fever Swamps Of American Police

https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/police-protests-floyd-law-enforcement-today-rant_n_5ee3ef5fc5b699cea53196b4?ri18n=true Americans of course enjoy first amendment rights, so attempts to curtail these platforms is probably legally tricky at best; but doesn't this just make you feel...

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