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by Joe Callen As we reported Saturday, L.A. Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell -- who is black, called white Dallas Mavericks Slovenian star Luka Doncic a ‘bitch ass white boy,’ right on the court, after the two had a scuffle during the NBA playoff game. The racist yell erupted into social media controversy, as most rightly said had the race been reversed, the white player's career and life would have been destroyed. As Outkick columnist Gary Sheffield Jr. argued: "....if Luka had referred to Montrezl Harrell as a ‘b**** a** black boy,’ that the social media condemnation would have rained down...

Ask yourself if the reverse was true, how fast would Luka Doncic be kicked out of the NBA.... I have not watched one second of the NBA live since they have resumed play, I hope they suffer massively for going 100% SJW WOKE... For those of you who don't know Luka Doncic is a budding superstar from Europe who regularly dominates the NBA... Last night he got into it with a black player named Montrez Harrell, former Louisville Player. Montrez Harrell after scoring a put back over Doncic running down court shouted at him, "BITCH ASS WHITE BOY".... So far...

Poland revives cold-war tactic: democracy via radio Beamed nightly into next-door Belarus, Radio Racja supplements state-run media. By Andrew Curry | Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor BIALYSTOK, POLAND – It's a passion radio journalist Aliaxey Minchonak had to leave his country to indulge: sending his favorite rock music onto the airwaves. Back home in Belarus, bands like "Independent Republic of Dreams" are forbidden - and so, it would seem, are the ideals they espouse. But here in a ramshackle building not far from the Belarussian border, a Polish-funded team of reporters is offering an alternative to the state media...

Macbeth of Minsk by TOL 27 March 2006 For those used to the grand one-scene news dramas of recent years, Belarus' nonrevolution may have been a disappointment. But in the real drama of Belarusian politics, a page has turned: President Lukashenka is entering the troubled Act III of his rule. For international media now used to the single-scene dramas provided by the revolutions in Serbia, Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan, Belarus' nonrevolution seems to have come across as something of a nonevent. In the coverage of many media, including the BBC, this was a dull affair. The demonstrations, portrayed as small...

.S. Warns Belarus Over Vote Combined Reports MINSK -- A senior U.S. diplomat warned Belarus not to manipulate results in next month's tense presidential election, in which Alexander Lukashenko is seeking a third term. Lukashenko's main challenger, Alexander Milinkevich, has said opposition backers will hold demonstrations if the March 19 election is tallied fraudulently -- and concerns are high that any such large gathering would be swiftly and harshly put down by police and troops. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Kramer called on all sides to avoid violence, but "there is a bigger responsibility on the part of...

Poland supports democracy in Belarus The state media in Belarus have been working hard to create an espionage hysteria through antagonizing Belarusian society against Poland and the ethnic Polish community in that country. Belarus, a former Soviet republic squeezed in between Poland, Lithuania and Russia, has what is described as Europe's only authoritarian regime. Several incidents, like the turning back at the border with Poland of the Union of Poles president Angelika Borys a few days ago, testify to concerted efforts of the authorities in Minsk to fuel mistrust towards democracies such as Poland in an attempt to soften Belarusian...

Belarus Says Polish Embassy Is Spy Headquarters 8 February 2006 -- The Belarusian counterintelligence service, the KGB, has accused the Polish Embassy in Minsk of spying. In a program broadcast yesterday on Belarus state television, an unnamed KGB officer said that the Polish Embassy had become a headquarters for foreign secret services. On the same program, a KGB spokesman said that foreign spies have stepped up their activities in Belarus ahead of the upcoming presidential elections. He said there was a concerted effort to "create scandals" that would undermine the country's stability. Polish Embassy officials in Minsk criticized the report,...

Belarus Leader Orders Ban Against Protests By YURAS KARMANAU, Associated Press Writer Fri Jan 27, 11:24 PM ET MINSK, Belarus - Authoritarian Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko warned activists late Friday that any protests over the country's upcoming presidential elections would meet a harsh government response. In an interview carried on all Belarusian TV channels, Lukashenko vowed that he would not allow the type of mass street protests that brought opposition leaders to power in Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan. "There will be no disturbances. No one will climb onto the barricades to fight Lukashenko," he said. "If there are provocations, we'll...

Poles deserve the West's support Mark Lenzi International Herald Tribune SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2005 One of the more dramatic political dramas playing out in Europe this summer is the profound increase in tension between new NATO and EU member Poland and its eastern neighbor, the pariah state of Belarus. Almost unheard of in Europe nowadays, a political shoving match complete with a war of words, the expulsions of numerous diplomats from Warsaw and Minsk and, on Thursday, Poland's recall of its ambassador, has broken out between the two countries over the Belarusian government's harassment and poor treatment of ethnic Poles...

Poland recalls ambassador to Belarus amid ‘serious crisis’ (AFP) 28 July 2005 WARSAW - Poland has recalled its ambassador to Belarus amid a “serious crisis” sparked by a crackdown by President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime on the Polish minority in Belarus, Polish Foreign Minister Adam Rotfeld said on Thursday. “Given the situation, we have recalled our ambassador for consultations. He will not resume his post until the situation in Belarus changes,” Rotfeld told reporters after the Polish government held a meeting on the crisis in Belarus. “Polish-Belarussian relations are currently in a serious crisis following the actions taken by the authorities...

Belarus special forces storm Polish Union building 28 Jul 2005 09:45:37 GMT Source: Reuters MINSK, July 28 (Reuters) - Belarussian special forces stormed a building used by ethnic Poles in a pre-dawn raid on Thursday near the border with Poland, a witness said. It is the latest in a series of moves against ethnic Poles in the ex-Soviet state in the last three months after President Alexander Lukashenko -- described by U.S. officials as Europe's last dictator -- accused Poland of plotting an uprising. "At first, the building was encircled by police cars. Then police demanded everybody leave the building....

Lukashenko Doesn't Mince Words with Putin On revolutions in Belarus and Russia Four days after the end of his visit to Russia, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko recounted his agreements with Russian President Vladimir Putin. That took place yesterday at a meeting of the Belarusian administration dedicated to domestic and international policy. Lukashenko began by denying the “inventions of the media about the unexpected and extraordinary character of the meeting with the Russian president.” “Attempts to drive a wedge into relations between the two presidents and the two states were ineffective and that will not happen in our relations,” he said....