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The Obama Foundation is looking for 100 unpaid volunteers to work alongside the former president’s highly paid cronies at the $850 million Obama Presidential Center in Chicago when it opens in June. Officials are pitching the no-paycheck gigs as rooted in former President Barack Obama’s legacy of civic engagement. The recruitment campaign comes after Fox News Digital reported that the organization’s CEO, former top Obama aide Valerie Jarrett, was paid $740,000 in 2024. Foundation officials told Fox News Digital the volunteers will complement about 300 full- and part-time employees at the long-delayed center, which the organization is promoting as a...

CHICAGO — The Obama Presidential Center has opened the application process to fill 150 full-time positions in anticipation of the campus opening later this year in the Jackson Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. Available positions span multiple departments, including custodial, security officer, facility management, visitor engagement, visitor services, curatorial assistant, grounds keeping and others. The Obama Foundation offers competitive wages and benefits. The foundation is prioritizing the hiring of Chicago residents. To help identify and recruit local residents for the new roles, the foundation has launched a partnership with four community-based organizations, including Cara Collective, North Lawndale Employment Network,...

Has the Democratic Party lost its mind? The Insider says yes – and it’s going to get much worse before it gets better. (snip) So the Republicans are aware of the situation? Oh yeah. At least certain members are, and likely some who have very specific details. It is no casual thing to have incoming members of a new Republican House majority telling the media that the White House needs to make certain it doesn’t start shredding documents…well, that’s about as bold a declaration as one makes in this town. Those Republicans are making it clear to the Obama White...

Welcome to my Obama bunker. I’ve been stocking this thing…oh… for about 2 years, ever since b. Hussein entered the race. We all knew it was coming to this…even if no one wanted to say it aloud…and I just had to make sure I was ready for whatever comes my way. Watch your step. It’s a little cluttered down here. I have so many supplies I can barely get back to the Reliance Luggable Loo (So handy, so convenient you might find yourself saying, "Luggable Loo, I love you!"). And that’s the most important part of any bunker.