Barack Hussein Obama announces the grand opening of his trash can "presidential center" in Chicago

[Cyber Liberty]

There is an honest-to-God name for this style of Architecture, and it fits:  Brutalist.

[Wingnut]

There is an honest-to-God name for this style of Architecture, and it fits:  Brutalist.

The only thing missing is Michele On the roof swatting at bi-planes like in King Kong.

[mountaineer]

Barack Obama
@BarackObama
Michelle and I can’t wait for you to visit the Obama Presidential Center!
Starting on June 19, the Center will be open to the public, and you’ll be able to check out the Museum along with public spaces like a new branch of the Chicago Public Library with a reading room, a two-acre playground, a fruit and vegetable garden, and more.
Tickets available at http://tickets.obama.org.
10:13 AM · May 6, 2026


Yes, we (trash) can!

[mystery-ak]

There's More Intriguing Merch for the Obama Presidential Center - Some With Eye-Popping Price Tags
By Nick Arama | 5:49 PM on May 09, 2026

We reported on former President Barack Obama's effort this week to pump up his presidential center, which is finally opening in June.

He advertised it on May 4th with "Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill. He also pitched it in an interview with Stephen Colbert.

It was great talking to Stephen and the inspiring young people we’ve worked with at the @ObamaFoundation on the @ColbertLateShow

.When the Obama Presidential Center opens this June 19, my hope is that this will be a place where people can come together to meet, learn, and work with each other to create change in their communities. Learn more at http://tickets.obama.org.

As we can see from the clip, he's trying to make it a hub for promoting "hope" and "change."

I can't imagine there would be a lot of ordinary folks beating down the doors to visit. As we've noted, the main building is not exactly a beacon of attractiveness. It's just flat-out ugly. They're even selling a pin that's supposed to look like the building, and the pin is similarly ugly. Plus, you have to shell out $30 for the pin, which is just a gray blob of clay.

But it turns out they have other interesting things in the Center store.

One of the funniest was this necklace, which was priced at $390.

https://twitter.com/FreeBeacon/status/2052781358401929245

It’s a timeless, hand-crafted accessory and a graceful nod to Mrs. Obama’s celebrated eye for fashion and her belief that our style is a powerful part of our story.

Her celebrated eye for fashion? They're kidding, aren't they?

They are even pitching these renewable energy kits for kids. Except, collectively, they add up to $460.

https://twitter.com/FreeBeacon/status/2052781357298778626

more
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/05/09/more-on-obama-merch-n2202175

[mountaineer]

Barack Obama
@BarackObama
This Mother’s Day, I’m thinking about my mom, and all the lessons she taught me. I'm proud to honor her memory with the Ann Dunham Water Terrace at the Obama Presidential Center.
12:21 PM · May 10, 2026

Dinesh D'Souza
@DineshDSouza
Obama’s mom Stanley Ann abandoned him by sending him at the age of 10 to live in America while she gallivanted with various men in Indonesia. Obama retaliated by not going to her bedside when she was dying of cancer, and skipping her funeral. That’s the real story.
1:50 PM · May 10, 2026

[Wingnut]

Dinesh D'Souza
@DineshDSouza
Obama’s mom Stanley Ann abandoned him by sending him at the age of 10 to live in America while she gallivanted with various men in Indonesia. Obama retaliated by not going to her bedside when she was dying of cancer, and skipping her funeral. That’s the real story.
1:50 PM · May 10, 2026

His Mom was a whore.  Her mom raised the lil O'bastard and all he could do was disrespect her and call her a racist.

[mountaineer]

She also didn't care that he was being groomed by pedophile Marxist Frank Marshall Davis.

[Smokin Joe]

She also didn't care that he was being groomed by pedophile Marxist Frank Marshall Davis.

Might explain his baseball throwing style. He isn't a pitcher.

[American Girl]

Excerpt:
The photos are out, and they’re every bit as bad as the rumors suggested.

Leaked images of Barack Obama’s statue at his Presidential Library in Chicago have surfaced, and the results are exactly what you’d expect from a project built on DEI principles from the ground up. Obama reportedly insisted the statue be created by a black sculptor — and the final product looks like a rushed, low-effort disaster.



This is not AI and I wish it was!

Obama's statue at his library has been unveiled and it looks like Ron Howard.

https://www.usasupreme.com/leaked-photos-of-obamas-presidential-library-statue-and-arch-drop-it-looks-exactly-like-a-dei-disaster-just-as-youd-expect-he-insisted-on-a-black-sculptor/

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Topics merged

[libertybele]

It looks like a giant concrete milk carton.  The arch is misshaped and the statues of Barry and Michael are ridiculous. 

Of course to the liberals this will be the greatest presidential library ever made.

[mountaineer]

Obama Library subcontractor says his company is owed nearly $4M for work on Obama Center project.

https://twitter.com/jj_talking/status/2065901822678831335

[Wingnut]

Obama Library subcontractor says his company is owed nearly $4M for work on Obama Center project.

https://twitter.com/jj_talking/status/2065901822678831335

Dude you are white.  You ain't getting paid. 

[libertybele]

Dude you are white.  You ain't getting paid.

   That was my first thought -- he's not getting paid.   

[collins]

they are supposed to be cheap, they will stiff him in a heartbeat

There is an honest-to-God name for this style of Architecture, and it fits:  Brutalist.

Omg, you are right:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalist_architecture

their examples look better than this center

[mystery-ak]

Unpaid contractors cloud Obama Center’s finish line

Subcontractors said they’re owed millions as the $850M presidential center prepares to open after years of cost overruns and delays

Jun 12, 2026, 4:15 PM CDT
By
TRD Staff



Contractors on the Obama Presidential Center say their invoices are going unpaid, reportedly missing millions in payments and jeopardizing the future of businesses.

The Obama Center has gone hundreds of millions over its original $300 million cost estimate. The 19-acre museum and library’s construction cost has ballooned over the years to a staggering $850 million, nearly tripling the projected budget.

African American Contractors Association president Omar Shareef said that a total of seven separate subcontractors have contacted him for help with pursuing missing payments in the past several months, according to Crain’s. Some of the contractors are owed seven figures. They’re willing to settle for less, as long as they can keep their businesses running.

“It’s to the point that they wished they had never done (the project),” Shareef told the outlet.

more
https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2026/06/12/obama-center-subcontractors-deal-with-unpaid-bills-as-opening-draws-closer/

[Cyber Liberty]

These contractors should be proud to be contributors to the great O'Bastard Museum!

[mountaineer]

The official trash can library portrait of Barry and Mooch is revealed. There isn't room enough in that monstrosity of an unpaid-for building to accommodate their egos.

https://twitter.com/MichelleObama/status/2066514520109941210

[verga]

The official trash can library portrait of Barry and Mooch is revealed. There isn't room enough in that monstrosity of an unpaid-for building to accommodate their egos.

https://twitter.com/MichelleObama/status/2066514520109941210

[DefiantMassRINO]

Wow, that's a brutalist's brutalist building.  That architect is in desperate need of psychiatric intervention.

[mountaineer]

Breitbart News
@BreitbartNews
Taxpayers could be left with a big tab if the Obama Presidential Center experiences financial trouble, because its foundation has not yet established a promised $470 million safety net to guard against a public bailout.
Story at Breitbart News
7:01 PM · Jun 15, 2026


Lawyerforlaws
@lawyer4laws
Called it.
The Dynamic Deadbeat Duo~ Obama & Valerie Jarrett - will once again creatively launder the costs of this monstrosity into the next Democrat spending spree.
Meanwhile, minority-owned subcontractors file for bankruptcy !
11:34 AM · Jun 16, 2026