The whole world was watching Chicago for the unveiling Thursday of the Obama Presidential Center, an ambitious and groundbreaking monument to a historic political legacy, and the city that shaped it.

There are reasons I say never trust a conservative.

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere. It means more power for them and less freedom for you.

Michelle and I had fun surprising the first group of visitors to the Obama Presidential Center on Juneteenth. Come check it out!

I’m really glad President Zelenskyy is saying this out loud. More people need to realize this.

He is mentioned in the Epstein files more times than Jesus is mentioned in the Bible.

Today is the day to release the Epstein files. It would make all the fathers of the victims very happy.

“Iran's national soccer team honored schoolgirls killed in a strike on an elementary school before a friendly against Nigeria in Antalya, Türkiye, on March 27, 2026.“

Ossoff: “The election deniers, they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing to tell, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission. And you may have seen that one of those election deniers now asks to represent Georgia in the Senate.”

As you know, I've been donating my Veterans benefits to communities this administration puts in harm's way. For Pride Month, the @dailybeanspod.com is donating $10,000 to the @trevorproject.bsky.social. You can join us and donate here! trevorproject.org/beans

I miss seeing President Carter in these photos.

To all the dads out there – Happy Father’s Day! Nothing we do is more fulfilling!

Release the #EpsteinFiles!

Punihei, thank you for that outstanding introduction and for all the work you’re doing back home in Hawai'i!

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I had one rule this week: no one plays on Home Court until some old friends and I get some shots up. Who’s got next? 🏀

THIS 👇 HERE, AS WELL, CHUMP...

This gets more embarrassing by the day.

One in ten graduates earn less than living wage after five years

The sisters of Uganda are teachers, health-care advocates and more. Those who are in their twilight of their life need help. Who will come to their aid? n.pr/3Sykzrd

A young girl was brought from Guinea to a wealthy suburb near Dallas. She spent the next sixteen years of her life in forced servitude, Yudhijit Bhattacharjee reports. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/h5vxkO

As state lawmakers rammed unfair redistricting maps through their legislatures, Black leaders and voters are showing the world how Republicans are rolling back their civil rights. These are some of the most powerful words and photos from this moment in history: https://bit.ly/4u5zEhO

'Hopefully they learned their lesson': Rural Georgia town bashes DHS's attempted takeover

How is it possible that this document has been read by tens of millions of people all over the world on the internet but a senior senator on the Intel Committee hasn’t?

More Ignorance than Political Ideology….

The front page of today's Chicago Tribune. Read the e-edition here: chicagotribune.com/enewspaper

What a day to be on the South Side for the opening of the Obama Presidential Center.

NEW: Kamala Harris and Chancellor Angela Merkel at the opening of the Obama Presidential Center! 📸: @OpalVadhan

What are the odds of TWO master orators married to one another? Listening to them speak was uplifting, inspirational and exhilarating. A reminder of another, better time when leaders spoke to our better angels & offered hope & optimism rather than divisive vulgarisms. #ChangeIsComingNovember3rd

Trump's A Traitor, And The Whole World Knows It, Except MAGA.......

#California is testing water conservation and #renewableenergy generation. Instead of building solar farms on new land, engineers are installing #solarpanels above irrigation canals, allowing the same space to produce electricity while helping reduce water loss. #ActOnClimate #Renewables

His name may not be on the Kennedy Center anymore, but it's still in the Epstein Files over 38,000 times.

The Obama Presidential Center is finally opening! Tune in today on Obama.org starting at 11am CT as Michelle and I share what this moment means to us and celebrate with friends, family, and members of the community in Chicago.

Obama shouts out "those ordinary people in the Twin Cities who braved frigid temperatures, risked their own safety, standing shoulder to shoulder to look our for their neighbors and sometimes for strangers because they knew that was the right thing to do"

To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.

Former President Barack Obama has higher favorability polling numbers than the sitting president, according to a new survey released on the day he’s set to open his presidential library.

More than a decade in the making, the Obama Presidential Center opened today on Chicago's South Side with 4 former presidents, A-list entertainers and thousands of visitors in attendance.

A new Alabama lawsuit seeks to knock U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville off the November ballot for governor, using his own words against him.

As proponents of artificial intelligence insist that the AI future is inevitable, one California city is pushing back. It might not be the last. cal.news/4ovPQHc 📸 Robert Gauthier

Oregon lawmakers have approved funding for additional staff in the state Department of Justice to fight corporate monopolies and mergers.

Sensing political opportunity, Newsom touts investigation he says is Trump's doing

Inside the newsroom: CalMatters won five of this year’s Golden State Journalism Awards, for public health reporting, criminal justice reporting, education reporting, courage in journalism and impact in journalism. cal.news/3Q5NLFr

Michelle Obama appreciation post, our forever First Lady. 💙

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