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. Now lives in a red county. Hoorah.

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Articles by Tim O'Brien

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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Oops, She Did It Again. Guess Who’s Big Mad at Sydney Sweeney Over Her Sports Ads.
Gambling

Oops, She Did It Again. Guess Who’s Big Mad at Sydney Sweeney Over Her Sports Ads.

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The Left’s Jihad on the Truth: How It’s Trying to Bury the Real Meaning of 9/11
9/11

The Left’s Jihad on the Truth: How It’s Trying to Bury the Real Meaning of 9/11

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Carnegie Mellon Professor’s Sickening X Post Dances on Charlie Kirk’s Grave
Charlie Kirk

Carnegie Mellon Professor’s Sickening X Post Dances on Charlie Kirk’s Grave

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Flight 93 Hero’s Dad Warns of Threats From Within During This Election Cycle
Heroes of 9/11

Flight 93 Hero’s Dad Warns of Threats From Within During This Election Cycle

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A Day In the Life of the World Trade Center Circa 2001 VIP
New York

A Day In the Life of the World Trade Center Circa 2001

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The Dirty Little Secret Behind Mamdani’s Attempt to Make the 9/11 Anniversary About Him
Zohran Mamdani

The Dirty Little Secret Behind Mamdani’s Attempt to Make the 9/11 Anniversary About Him

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MAGA Is Back on College Campuses, and It’s a Beautiful Thing
Donald Trump

MAGA Is Back on College Campuses, and It’s a Beautiful Thing

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Celebrating One Year Aboard This Pirate Ship VIP
Charlie Kirk

Celebrating One Year Aboard This Pirate Ship

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Nike, Part Two: When Nike Embraced Victimhood
Woke

Nike, Part Two: When Nike Embraced Victimhood

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S&P 100 Drops Nike: Formerly Disruptive Shoe Company Is Now Out of Fashion
Economy

S&P 100 Drops Nike: Formerly Disruptive Shoe Company Is Now Out of Fashion

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Bad News, Abdul. Tucker Carlson Wants to Be Your Bestie.
Tucker Carlson

Bad News, Abdul. Tucker Carlson Wants to Be Your Bestie.

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Knives Out in Times Square: Sympathy for the Devil Is a New Hallmark of the Left
Crime

Knives Out in Times Square: Sympathy for the Devil Is a New Hallmark of the Left

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Who Is the Market for Gay NFL Cheerleaders?
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Who Is the Market for Gay NFL Cheerleaders?

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The EU Can’t Raid Europeans’ Savings Accounts, and It’s Driving the Globalists Nuts
European Union

The EU Can’t Raid Europeans’ Savings Accounts, and It’s Driving the Globalists Nuts

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The Problem With Youth Football Is… Parents VIP
Sports

The Problem With Youth Football Is… Parents

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The Cuban Effect: Mark Cuban’s Talarico Endorsement Is Pure Hubris and Narcissism
James Talarico

The Cuban Effect: Mark Cuban’s Talarico Endorsement Is Pure Hubris and Narcissism

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Yay, Sports! Abdul El-Sayed’s Unforgivable College Football Gaffe
Abdul El-Sayed

Yay, Sports! Abdul El-Sayed’s Unforgivable College Football Gaffe

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Why Can’t Josh Shapiro Take a Hint?
Josh Shapiro

Why Can’t Josh Shapiro Take a Hint?

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Father, Forgive Me: How I Deal With Elitists VIP
Jobs

Father, Forgive Me: How I Deal With Elitists

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Why Are Leftist Women Such Lousy Moms?
Mental Health

Why Are Leftist Women Such Lousy Moms?

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A Desperate El-Sayed Campaign Is Now Tapping the Old Soviet Propaganda Playbook
Abdul El-Sayed

A Desperate El-Sayed Campaign Is Now Tapping the Old Soviet Propaganda Playbook

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What’s Gov. Shapiro Trying to Hide About the Two Alleged Measles Deaths in Pennsylvania?
Josh Shapiro

What’s Gov. Shapiro Trying to Hide About the Two Alleged Measles Deaths in Pennsylvania?

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Get Ready for the Democrats’ Season of Bloodthirst
Democrat Party

Get Ready for the Democrats’ Season of Bloodthirst

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Trump Voters Need a Reason to Turn Out to Vote. They’re Not Getting It.
Donald Trump

Trump Voters Need a Reason to Turn Out to Vote. They’re Not Getting It.

Tim O'Brien |
A Letter From Family Camp: It’s Late Summer VIP
Pennsylvania

A Letter From Family Camp: It’s Late Summer

Tim O'Brien |
The Clintons Once Sat in Silence While Mother Teresa Took Aim at Them on Abortion
Abortion

The Clintons Once Sat in Silence While Mother Teresa Took Aim at Them on Abortion

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The Democratic Socialists of America Are ‘Deminazis’
Socialism

The Democratic Socialists of America Are ‘Deminazis’

Tim O'Brien |
Karoline Leavitt Raised the Bar for All White House Press Secretaries to Come
Karoline Leavitt

Karoline Leavitt Raised the Bar for All White House Press Secretaries to Come

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Is Abdul El-Sayed Running for Senate or Trying Out for The Village People?
Abdul El-Sayed

Is Abdul El-Sayed Running for Senate or Trying Out for The Village People?

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See the Police Through the Eyes of Their Kids VIP
Law and Order

See the Police Through the Eyes of Their Kids

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