Andy O'Brien
@aobrien2024.bsky.social
Columnist, cartoon maker & labor propagandist from Maine.
From what my friends on dating apps in Maine tell me this checks out.
PornHub’s new VDay map is bleak. Age verification laws have done so much damage
February 17, 2026 at 10:16 PM
From what my friends on dating apps in Maine tell me this checks out.
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I was 13, was there, and it was awesome. Formative moment for me (my dad was a striker).
Rev. Jackson showed us that in a system that grinds down workers to extract every bit of wealth from us & right-wing politicians seek to divide us based on race, gender, immigration status, working class solidarity is what can unite us to fight for a better world.
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When Jesse Jackson Came to Jay, Maine
Jesse Jackson's multi-racial working class coalition shows us the way forward
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February 17, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I was 13, was there, and it was awesome. Formative moment for me (my dad was a striker).
Rev. Jackson showed us that in a system that grinds down workers to extract every bit of wealth from us & right-wing politicians seek to divide us based on race, gender, immigration status, working class solidarity is what can unite us to fight for a better world.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
When Jesse Jackson Came to Jay, Maine
Jesse Jackson's multi-racial working class coalition shows us the way forward
substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Rev. Jackson showed us that in a system that grinds down workers to extract every bit of wealth from us & right-wing politicians seek to divide us based on race, gender, immigration status, working class solidarity is what can unite us to fight for a better world.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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You can still find older folks in Western Maine who love Trump and Jesse Jackson.
When Jesse Jackson came to Maine in 1987 to support striking paper workers, he changed hearts & minds.
"Yesterday I wouldn't think of voting for a Black man for president," a woman striker said. "Tonight I gave him a check for his campaign." maineaflcio.org/news/maine-a...
"Yesterday I wouldn't think of voting for a Black man for president," a woman striker said. "Tonight I gave him a check for his campaign." maineaflcio.org/news/maine-a...
Maine AFL-CIO Mourns Passing of Labor Champion Jesse Jackson
The Maine AFL-CIO mourns the passing of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. He was beloved by Maine workers, especially after he visited Jay, Maine in October, 1987 to offer his support and solidarity ...
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February 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
You can still find older folks in Western Maine who love Trump and Jesse Jackson.
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There’s a reason this MAGA outlet is called the Maine Liar. #mepolitics open.substack.com/pub/amyfried...
Shlock Data and Lies: The Maine Wire’s Medicaid Deception
MAGA propagandists claim personal care “dominates” Medicaid spending. A look at the real numbers shows their bar-graph blunders.
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February 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
There’s a reason this MAGA outlet is called the Maine Liar. #mepolitics open.substack.com/pub/amyfried...
Activists are harassing group homes to spread racist smears that immigrant care workers are abusing residents & defrauding MaineCare. I interviewed the mother of a nonverbal man with autism whom the Maine Wire has sought to exploit to advance their political agenda. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Anti-Immigrant Activists Target Group Homes to Undermine Program for People with Autism
The Maine Wire is exploiting people with disabilities to erode trust in MaineCare program
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February 16, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Activists are harassing group homes to spread racist smears that immigrant care workers are abusing residents & defrauding MaineCare. I interviewed the mother of a nonverbal man with autism whom the Maine Wire has sought to exploit to advance their political agenda. substack.com/home/post/p-...
In the 19th century, Maine firefighters began waging wild cat strikes for better wages and working conditions. This is the story of the first recorded municipal employee strike in Maine.
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Saco Firefighters Launch the First “Public Employee” Strike in Maine
Feuding Fire Departments, arson & scabs
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February 14, 2026 at 1:11 PM
In the 19th century, Maine firefighters began waging wild cat strikes for better wages and working conditions. This is the story of the first recorded municipal employee strike in Maine.
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The Maine Wire and their Dollar General Nick Shirley reporters are harassing group homes to smear immigrants using the same right-wing playbook from Minneapolis.
February 13, 2026 at 10:26 PM
The Maine Wire and their Dollar General Nick Shirley reporters are harassing group homes to smear immigrants using the same right-wing playbook from Minneapolis.
Maine's crime infested blue cities where Chinese weed cartels and Somali gangs run rampant had one murder last year. www.pressherald.com/2026/02/12/m...
Maine’s 3 largest cities recorded just 1 homicide last year, state police say
Overall, homicides across the state dipped compared to 2023 and 2024, which are 2 of the deadliest years on record, according to recently released data.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Maine's crime infested blue cities where Chinese weed cartels and Somali gangs run rampant had one murder last year. www.pressherald.com/2026/02/12/m...
Senator Susan Collins once again gets the Nazi endorsement.
February 11, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Senator Susan Collins once again gets the Nazi endorsement.
Hell of a campaign message: Washington is broken and nobody trusts us! That’s why we need to send Susan Collins back there to fuck it up even more!
February 10, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Hell of a campaign message: Washington is broken and nobody trusts us! That’s why we need to send Susan Collins back there to fuck it up even more!
The roll-out for Susan Collins’ re-election campaign has been so bizarre.
February 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The roll-out for Susan Collins’ re-election campaign has been so bizarre.
The CEO who oversees the white nationalist Maine Wire is “nonpartisan?” 🤣🤣🤣 The Hill is such a joke.
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The CEO who oversees the white nationalist Maine Wire is “nonpartisan?” 🤣🤣🤣 The Hill is such a joke.
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As the Susan Collins-friendly outlet so often does, Portland Press Herald buries the lede here.
Gotta read into the piece to learn that Collins -- who we keep being told has enormous sway over govt funding decisions -- isn't even involved in the DHS funding negotiations!
Sorry, what? #MEpolitics
Gotta read into the piece to learn that Collins -- who we keep being told has enormous sway over govt funding decisions -- isn't even involved in the DHS funding negotiations!
Sorry, what? #MEpolitics
February 6, 2026 at 11:18 PM
As the Susan Collins-friendly outlet so often does, Portland Press Herald buries the lede here.
Gotta read into the piece to learn that Collins -- who we keep being told has enormous sway over govt funding decisions -- isn't even involved in the DHS funding negotiations!
Sorry, what? #MEpolitics
Gotta read into the piece to learn that Collins -- who we keep being told has enormous sway over govt funding decisions -- isn't even involved in the DHS funding negotiations!
Sorry, what? #MEpolitics
The Press Herald is vastly overcounting Susan Collins' fundraising numbers. $2.7M from joint fundraising committees are already included in her totals. So she only raised $4.7M last year, not $7.4 million. Platner out-raised Collins last year by $3.2 million
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In Maine U.S. Senate race, Democrats burn cash while Sen. Susan Collins stockpiles it
Democratic U.S. senators and governors are backing Gov. Janet Mills, while unions and progressive groups back political newcomer Graham Platner. Both trail Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in the mo...
www.pressherald.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The Press Herald is vastly overcounting Susan Collins' fundraising numbers. $2.7M from joint fundraising committees are already included in her totals. So she only raised $4.7M last year, not $7.4 million. Platner out-raised Collins last year by $3.2 million
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The Portland Press Herald is basically an extension of Susan Collins’ PR department.
February 6, 2026 at 10:29 PM
The Portland Press Herald is basically an extension of Susan Collins’ PR department.
Matthews’ body was broken, but his spirit was not. It would take several attempts, but he would eventually find asylum in New England.
My latest column on Jim Matthews, an asylum seeker who fled slavery to Maine in 1837 andyobrien.substack.com/p/hallowell-...
My latest column on Jim Matthews, an asylum seeker who fled slavery to Maine in 1837 andyobrien.substack.com/p/hallowell-...
Hallowell Asylum Seeker James Matthews Makes His First Escape from Slavery
This Substack is reader-supported.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Matthews’ body was broken, but his spirit was not. It would take several attempts, but he would eventually find asylum in New England.
My latest column on Jim Matthews, an asylum seeker who fled slavery to Maine in 1837 andyobrien.substack.com/p/hallowell-...
My latest column on Jim Matthews, an asylum seeker who fled slavery to Maine in 1837 andyobrien.substack.com/p/hallowell-...
I have found myself becoming quite the New England chauvinist these days.
February 6, 2026 at 3:12 AM
I have found myself becoming quite the New England chauvinist these days.
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The Maine Wire should immediately begin an investigation of The Maine Wire reporter's unhealthy obsession with children's bathrooms. #weird and creepy people
February 6, 2026 at 1:27 AM
The Maine Wire should immediately begin an investigation of The Maine Wire reporter's unhealthy obsession with children's bathrooms. #weird and creepy people
Steve Robinson is crushing the kids’ bathroom beat.
February 5, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Steve Robinson is crushing the kids’ bathroom beat.
MAGA is big mad Camden Hills students did an anti-ICE walk out.
February 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
MAGA is big mad Camden Hills students did an anti-ICE walk out.
A few years ago I interviewed the daughter of 21 year old Wobbly leader Bob Pease who took on the Klan in Greenville. She was very proud of her dad.
I look forward to fifth generation logger Troy Jackson carrying on this tradition when he takes on Bobby Charles later this month in Lewiston!
I look forward to fifth generation logger Troy Jackson carrying on this tradition when he takes on Bobby Charles later this month in Lewiston!
#OtD 4 Feb 1924 175 @IWW members took on the Ku Klux Klan in Greenville, Maine, after KKK tried to threaten union organisers: "We are going to stick, and if the Klan wants to start something, the IWW are going to finish it". More in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/tag/iww/
February 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
A few years ago I interviewed the daughter of 21 year old Wobbly leader Bob Pease who took on the Klan in Greenville. She was very proud of her dad.
I look forward to fifth generation logger Troy Jackson carrying on this tradition when he takes on Bobby Charles later this month in Lewiston!
I look forward to fifth generation logger Troy Jackson carrying on this tradition when he takes on Bobby Charles later this month in Lewiston!
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Maine officials concerned by ‘lack of cooperation’ from UPS on ballot investigation, records show
Maine officials concerned by ‘lack of cooperation’ from UPS on ballot investigation, records show
The Maine Department of the Secretary of State told UPS last fall that it could not use it for deliveries going forward as it investigated 250 ballots that were reportedly found in an Amazon package in Newburgh.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Maine officials concerned by ‘lack of cooperation’ from UPS on ballot investigation, records show
Uh oh! Steve Robinson’s daddies are fighting!
February 4, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Uh oh! Steve Robinson’s daddies are fighting!
Meanwhile anonymous AI accounts are flooding Facebook with this ridiculous smear. I don't think we're prepared for the deluge of political slopaganda that is going to flood our feeds this election.
February 3, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Meanwhile anonymous AI accounts are flooding Facebook with this ridiculous smear. I don't think we're prepared for the deluge of political slopaganda that is going to flood our feeds this election.