Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien

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About Tim O'Brien

Tim O’Brien is a veteran communications and crisis management consultant. He’s the author of The Essential Crisis Communications Plan: A crisis management process that fits your culture, available on Amazon. He’s the host of the Shaping Opinion podcast on Substack and all of the major video and audio podcast platforms. He's Pittsburgh born and raised and still has traces of the accent to prove it.

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Articles by Tim O'Brien

Have a Dollar General Halloween
Alaska

Have a Dollar General Halloween

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Will the Stench of Alaska's Peltola Scandal Spread to Marc Elias?
Mary Peltola

Will the Stench of Alaska's Peltola Scandal Spread to Marc Elias?

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Before You Vote, Remember That They Tried to Kill Trump for a Reason
Trump Assassination Attempt

Before You Vote, Remember That They Tried to Kill Trump for a Reason

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Cautionary Tale: Pittsburgh Is What the Country Will Look Like Under DSA Rule
Socialism

Cautionary Tale: Pittsburgh Is What the Country Will Look Like Under DSA Rule

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Caving to the Left: Catholic Bishop Issues Public Apology for His White House Visit
Catholic Church

Caving to the Left: Catholic Bishop Issues Public Apology for His White House Visit

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The Lindsay Clancy Effect and How the Democrats Are Courting the Psycho Vote
Lindsay Clancy

The Lindsay Clancy Effect and How the Democrats Are Courting the Psycho Vote

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Obama Stumps in Detroit to Promote Obama and to Give Lukewarm Support to El-Sayed
Barack Obama

Obama Stumps in Detroit to Promote Obama and to Give Lukewarm Support to El-Sayed

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Did Radical Leftist Jennifer Welch Just Call for Violence Against Vice President JD Vance?
Mass Shooting

Did Radical Leftist Jennifer Welch Just Call for Violence Against Vice President JD Vance?

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Ungrateful Diva LeBron James Disrespects the National Anthem at Madison Square Garden
NBA

Ungrateful Diva LeBron James Disrespects the National Anthem at Madison Square Garden

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Riots Across France Scare Off American Media Covering Sunday’s NFL Game in Paris
Riots

Riots Across France Scare Off American Media Covering Sunday’s NFL Game in Paris

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Why, All of a Sudden, Is the Catholic Church Benching Its Most Visible Exorcist?
Catholic Church

Why, All of a Sudden, Is the Catholic Church Benching Its Most Visible Exorcist?

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Why Pittsburghers Mispronounce Names on Purpose VIP
Pennsylvania

Why Pittsburghers Mispronounce Names on Purpose

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The Left Trots Out ‘As a Christian,’ Its Latest Astroturf Line to Reframe Abdul El-Sayed
Abdul El-Sayed

The Left Trots Out ‘As a Christian,’ Its Latest Astroturf Line to Reframe Abdul El-Sayed

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The Left’s Choreographed ‘Lifelong Republican’ Demoralization Campaign Is Underway
2026 Elections

The Left’s Choreographed ‘Lifelong Republican’ Demoralization Campaign Is Underway

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Compassionate Socialism? It’s Time to Have a Sit-Down With That Young Socialist You Know.
Socialism

Compassionate Socialism? It’s Time to Have a Sit-Down With That Young Socialist You Know.

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This Condescending, Preachy, Woke Political Lecture Brought to You by Ticketmaster
Woke

This Condescending, Preachy, Woke Political Lecture Brought to You by Ticketmaster

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OHIO: Why Is Amy Acton Afraid to Debate Vivek Ramaswamy?
Vivek Ramaswamy

OHIO: Why Is Amy Acton Afraid to Debate Vivek Ramaswamy?

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Why the Abortion Issue Is the Litmus Test for Politicians VIP
Abortion

Why the Abortion Issue Is the Litmus Test for Politicians

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Big Rally Energy Is Picking Up: Trump Hits His Campaign Stride in Youngstown, Ohio
Donald Trump

Big Rally Energy Is Picking Up: Trump Hits His Campaign Stride in Youngstown, Ohio

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Senate Candidate Michele Tafoya Didn’t Have to Shoot Herself in the Foot, but She Did
Senate

Senate Candidate Michele Tafoya Didn’t Have to Shoot Herself in the Foot, but She Did

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America Remembers Larger-Than-Life Football Legend Mike Ditka
NFL

America Remembers Larger-Than-Life Football Legend Mike Ditka

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ICE-Involved Shooting in the Bronx Gives Democrats the Turnout Event They Were Hoping For
ICE

ICE-Involved Shooting in the Bronx Gives Democrats the Turnout Event They Were Hoping For

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It’s Political Debate Season, and Vermont Just Served Up This Gem
2026 Elections

It’s Political Debate Season, and Vermont Just Served Up This Gem

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Looks Like El-Sayed Is Blowing It With Black Voters. Obama to the Rescue?
Abdul El-Sayed

Looks Like El-Sayed Is Blowing It With Black Voters. Obama to the Rescue?

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Don’t Memory Hole October 7: A Day in X Posts VIP
Hamas

Don’t Memory Hole October 7: A Day in X Posts

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‘Big Victimhood’ Brings the Circus to Cornell
New York

‘Big Victimhood’ Brings the Circus to Cornell

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How the Left Builds Its Narratives Around Imaginary Problems VIP
Donald Trump

How the Left Builds Its Narratives Around Imaginary Problems

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Giffords Has Pennsylvania in Her Crosshairs as Key to Gun-Control House Majority
Gun Control

Giffords Has Pennsylvania in Her Crosshairs as Key to Gun-Control House Majority

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Is This Abdul El-Sayed’s Disastrous ‘Tank Photo?’
Abdul El-Sayed

Is This Abdul El-Sayed’s Disastrous ‘Tank Photo?’

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Are Republican Campaigns Forgetting About Their X Platform Advantage?
Censorship

Are Republican Campaigns Forgetting About Their X Platform Advantage?

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Suicidal Empathy Kicks Into High Gear in Ireland After Spate of Killings of Women
Crime

Suicidal Empathy Kicks Into High Gear in Ireland After Spate of Killings of Women

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DOJ Sues Maryland Over Mask Ban That Could Get Federal Agents Doxxed, Harmed, or Worse
Lawsuit

DOJ Sues Maryland Over Mask Ban That Could Get Federal Agents Doxxed, Harmed, or Worse

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Brandon Gill’s ‘Barron’s Law’ Would Require Truck Drivers to Pass English-Proficiency Test
Brandon Gill

Brandon Gill’s ‘Barron’s Law’ Would Require Truck Drivers to Pass English-Proficiency Test

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It’s Time to Start Ignoring the Polls VIP
Polling

It’s Time to Start Ignoring the Polls

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Pennsylvania School District Forced to Rescind Policy to Hide Kids’ Gender Confusion from Parents
Parental Rights

Pennsylvania School District Forced to Rescind Policy to Hide Kids’ Gender Confusion from Parents

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Leftists Are Using the Nolan Wells Case to Gin Up Black Voter Turnout
Democrat Party

Leftists Are Using the Nolan Wells Case to Gin Up Black Voter Turnout

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Will This Study From Finland Help Obliterate the Leftist Movement to Trans the Kids?
Transgender

Will This Study From Finland Help Obliterate the Leftist Movement to Trans the Kids?

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Remembering Jim Copenhaver: Another Victim of the Butler Shooting Dies
Trump Assassination Attempt

Remembering Jim Copenhaver: Another Victim of the Butler Shooting Dies

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Are We Finally Close to Finding Out Who Was Behind the 1982 Tylenol Murders?
Crime

Are We Finally Close to Finding Out Who Was Behind the 1982 Tylenol Murders?

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This is One Sure Way to Lose a Debate. Period. VIP
Elizabeth Warren

This is One Sure Way to Lose a Debate. Period.

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Watch How Fast the Media Disappears This Story of a Black Woman Found Dead by Hanging
Media Bias

Watch How Fast the Media Disappears This Story of a Black Woman Found Dead by Hanging

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Utah 'Republican' Senator Trying to Make His Name By Targeting the Trump Family
Donald Trump Jr

Utah 'Republican' Senator Trying to Make His Name By Targeting the Trump Family

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Trump Is Not the White House TV Pool’s Worst Enemy. It’s Obsolescence and Apathy.
Trump Administration

Trump Is Not the White House TV Pool’s Worst Enemy. It’s Obsolescence and Apathy.

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Anatomy of MAGA’s Takedown of the Republican Establishment in a Blue Swing County
Pennsylvania

Anatomy of MAGA’s Takedown of the Republican Establishment in a Blue Swing County

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Iowa’s Wave: A College Football Tradition That Touches Your Soul
Iowa

Iowa’s Wave: A College Football Tradition That Touches Your Soul

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WATCH: Brandon Gill Humiliates Al Jazeera ‘Reporter’
Brandon Gill

WATCH: Brandon Gill Humiliates Al Jazeera ‘Reporter’

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Trump’s Super PACs Are About to Flood the Midterms With Over $130 Million
Donald Trump

Trump’s Super PACs Are About to Flood the Midterms With Over $130 Million

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AI Regulation: If Bill Gates Is for It, I’m Against It. But Is It That Simple?
Artificial Intelligence

AI Regulation: If Bill Gates Is for It, I’m Against It. But Is It That Simple?

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Beta Men: The Left Is Guilty of Male Fraud VIP
2026 Elections

Beta Men: The Left Is Guilty of Male Fraud

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Feds Arrest Would-Be ISIS Mass Shooter in Butler County, Pa.
Terrorism

Feds Arrest Would-Be ISIS Mass Shooter in Butler County, Pa.

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