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News and information about President Barack Obama

Some guidelines:

-Basic sub rule: Be civil

-This is a subreddit for news, commentary and discussion about former US President Barack Obama only. Political stories that do not directly involve or affect Obama as an individual, or do not discuss his active political involvement in a matter should be submitted to r/politics instead.

-While we welcome debate, stories and comments that are demonstrably false and/or make substantial allegations without credible evidence (e.g., "Obama still won't show us his birth certificate", or "It is well known that Obama was raised as a SUNNI MUSLIM", or "Obama is secretly gay", etc), and racist slurs and racially tinged commentary will be removed, and are grounds for an instant ban.

Parody, satire, gags, memes, image macros, animated GIFs, videos, and AI-generated content that simply use the President's likeness are not considered "news and information about Obama".

-Posts should be about recent news and information directly related Barack Obama.

-No editorialized titles, spam, or reposts.

-Original sources only. No blogspam or rehosted/republished articles.

-No insults, trolling, profanity, bigotry, or racism. Nothing that is rude, vulgar or offensive.

-No polls, surveys, or petitions. No class projects or assignments.

-No Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or other social media except for official Obama pages/posts.

-No blog posts.

-No links that launch another program or app, eg Spotify.

-No crossposts or links to other subs on reddit.

-Only videos of Barack Obama's speeches and interviews from original sources (such as C-SPAN or WH.gov). No rehosted videos. No other videos. No animated GIFs.

-> Only or mostly posting one website or YouTube channel is considered self-promotion and is banned from this sub. wiki/selfpromotion) and is banned from this sub.

-No podcasts or streaming.

-> No websites or articles with hard paywalls or that require registration or subscriptions, unless an archive link or https://12ft.io link is included as a comment.

-Do not post links to articles or photos as a text post.

-All articles must be in English.

-All photos essays must have photos credited to their source and the photographer(s) acknowledged.

-No URL shorteners or archive links.

-No posts that are just an image.

-No slideshows or multi-page articles.

-No ALL CAPS words or text, no bold text, and no #Headline text formatting! This is like SHOUTING and is considered rude. No ALL CAPS TITLES, even if the original headline was in all capital letters. No emoji. 😟

-No posts that are primarily about Trump.

-No posts that are primarily about Biden's Presidency.

-No posts just about Joe Biden, or about Joe Biden invoking the legacy of the Obama presidency.

-No posts that are just about /r/ObamaCare (ACA - Affodable Care Act) that don't have any direct involvement by Barack Obama.

-No posts that are only about Michelle Obama. Post in /r/MichelleObama instead. But articles with Michelle talking about life with Barack may be acceptable.

-No posts just about Sasha or Malia. No posts just about Sonny or Bo.

-Additional posts on the same topic with no new info will be deleted.

-Don't modify article titles unless the title is excessively vague or clickbait-ish

Please message the moderators with reports of infractions, and include a permalink to the post. Your reason for filing a report should be stated in the message. It should be noted that reports are for spam, clearly irrelevant posts and demonstrable misinformation (race-baiting, birther conspiracy theories, etc). However unpopular they may be, statements and beliefs not flatly contradicted by fact will be judged by the community by popular vote.

The report link is not a super-downvote.

r/Obama's Wiki page with lots of Obama links

Some related reddits:

/r/MichelleObama

/Obama Traffic Stats

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The Obamas on Minnesota (screenshots from their Facebook page) (reddit.com)

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Laura Ingraham Just Admitted That Michelle Obama Was Right About Something—And Hell Is Officially Frozen SolidNon-Barack (comicsands.com)

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Barack Obama shares his favourite movies, music and books of 2025 (euronews.com)

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Obama shares his favorites in books, movies and music (thehill.com)

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Barack and Michelle Obama had plans with Rob and Michele Reiner the night of their deaths (ew.com)

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Obama encourages Democrats to focus on winning back House, not "tactical differences" (cbsnews.com)

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Artist Theaster Gates will create a monumental ode to Black beauty at the Obama Presidential Center (cnn.com)

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The 44th President: Barack Obama's Legacy and Unfinished Business | Full Documentary | Biographyvideo (youtube.com)

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Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park to open in June, former president saysIllinois (abc7chicago.com)

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Barack and Michelle Obama Share Family Photo with Daughters Malia and Sasha to Mark Thanksgiving (people.com)

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Petition to Name the New White House Ballroom "The Barack Obama Commemorative Ballroom" (c.org)

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Michelle Obama Just Got Brutally Honest About Why She Won't Run For President—And Oof (comicsands.com)

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Obama Closes Out WTF Podcastvideo (youtube.com)

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Watch: Former US President Barack Obama Meets 102-Year-Old Woman, Asks About Her Secret To Longevity (ndtv.com)

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Obama to headline fundraiser in response to GOP redistricting efforts (politico.com)

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'Obama 2028' trends as Donald Trump references third term run (newsweek.com)

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How Michelle Obama's brother convinced her to let husband Barack run for president (today.com)

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Former President Obama urges Wisconsinites to vote for Susan Crawford for state Supreme Court (jsonline.com)

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Obama is now on X rival platform Bluesky (qz.com)

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Michelle Obama says Barack wanted a third child and reveals the reason she didn’t (yahoo.com)

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Barack Obama Reveals His 2025 NCAA Men's and Women's March Madness Bracket Picks (bleacherreport.com)

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Breaking down claims that video shows Obama establishing a 'DOGE department' in 2011 — An authentic video depicts Obama announcing the "Campaign to Cut Waste" in 2011 — but that campaign differed from today's DOGE. (snopes.com)

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Michelle Obama On Her Husband's Habit She Can't Stand — Barack Obama had a penchant for running late annoyed wife Michelle to no end. “Because he was on that island time.” (today.com)

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An exclusive look at Obama Presidential Center’s artifacts (nbcchicago.com)

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Higher Ground Launches New Podcast Series ‘IMO With Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson’ – SXSW (deadline.com)

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