Iran, the Obameter, male Republican senators touching other men inappropriately, Krautrock, & words

The latest information posts and linkdumps about Iran by akuma_river at ontd_political are here:

July 12th (most recent)
July 11th
July 10th

Someone on my Facebook posted this link a couple of days ago, and anyone even remotely interested in politics should check it out. It's an easy way to keep track of all the promises Obama made during his campaign and whether or not they're holding up:

The Obameter

Third order of business: WAT.

Next up, because it's late, this week's song, "Mushroom" by Can:

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And finally, a meme from the ever-awesome edge_chan:

Reply to this meme by yelling "words!", and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your journal and explain what they mean to you. Keep in mind that if I don't know you that well, your words might end up kind of esoteric/oblique.

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