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1 month agoM☉ is notation for Solar Mass, or the mass of our sun.
M☉ is notation for Solar Mass, or the mass of our sun.
Hamas kills 1200, takes 250 hostages and Israel kills 47,000 mostly women and children. That seems weird, but it tracks with what other genocides result in.
The Soviets had promised at Yalta to enter the war in the Pacific within 3 months of the war ending in Europe. And they did launch an attack on Manchuria at 3 months to the day. Hardly feet dragging.
In fact, them being about to launch the attack, was one of the deciding factors on Truman dropping the nukes on Japan. He wanted to prevent the Soviets fron capturing territory that they would be reluctant to give up in the end. And he also knew that the USSR entering the war in the pacific would be what really pushed Japan to surrender. He didn’t want to lose the opportunity to show off the new toys to scare the Soviets.