If the risks of lava could be mitigated would an active volcano be a decent olace to store books? Low humidity, no insects, etc…
Loads of particulates in the air though. And sulfur is used in the production of paper but I dont know if that means its good for books. (Sulfuric acid is definitely bad for books though)
The obamalisk contains a library full of all of the books Barack and Michelle have had written for them, as well as a few of those of their advisors. You cannot check out the books though, only read them in the “library”.
That part in itself is such a massive insight into Obama and a wonderful microcosm of the world he sought to create.
The obamalisk contains a library full of all of the books Barack and Michelle have had written for them, as well as a few of those of their advisors. You cannot check out the books though, only read them in the “library”.
It doesnt. Those are in the separate nearby public library.
It’s “look on my works* ye Mighty, and despair” not “check out my works and take them home”
*The gentrification is part of the works
and of course presidential libraries entire existence is owed to the forever-tax-breaks they get to do as a shady tax haven for “philanthropic donations”
The actual building manages to look even more sinister. What the fuck was he thinking?
It looks like a giant Cybertruck pointed skyward when seen from the correct angle.
It’s actually called the Barack Obama Presidential Center because his Presidential Library is digital. (The physical copies of his documents will be preserved in a National Archives and Records Administration facility elsewhere.)
So it has no use at all, just a monument to his ego?
Just like his presidency so it’s at least fitting.
Obama.org says it is a place “where people from around the world come to get inspired and bring change home”
You can read more about it here: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jun/02/klingon-prison-barack-obamas-presidential-library-chicago
If there ever was a testiment to
presidency, i suppose a massive wasteful brutalist building would be fitting.oh thanks, i skimmed a bit of that article and now i’m in terrible pain.
I get that its supposed to be quoting something, but that building is hard to read. It looks like a word scramble
The hubris needed to have a .org website of your last name.
Edit: bush.org is available. Somebody get it so we can have it redirect to here or make a forum dedicated to different trim styles for your pubes
the fact they built it in a low income neighborhood and spent 850m on it is just so fucking American.
They stole their public park to build it too. It’s so fucked.
Don’t ask, but it won’t be a low income neighborhood for long.
Uh let me read here
Eye of sauron but woke
the lava is an inspired choice, very nice
Should have just gone with the family guy gag design
Listening to the Chapo pod about this. They got a great guest speaker.
They privatized a public park for this.
Most progressive president of the 21st century!
kate wagner is great in it and in general
The obungleisk
They wanted it to look like a drone factory and command center to secure his true legacy.
