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Mainer writing about labor, politics and history. Bylines in Labor Notes, the Intercept, Huffington Post & more. Former managing editor of The Free Press (Rockland, ME) and current communications director for the Maine AFL-CIO. Click to read Andy O'Brien, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

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Join me for talk on 400 years of Maine Labor History at UMaine/Zoom - Thursday 11/6

https://andyobrien.substack.com/p/join-me-for-talk-on-400-years-of

Published: November 3, 2025 15:22

Hey everybody!

What the National Media is Missing About Maine's Senate Primary

https://andyobrien.substack.com/p/what-the-national-media-is-missing

Published: October 31, 2025 12:39

And why I don't give a shite whether you've summered in Maine.

Graham Platner's Trial By Fire

https://andyobrien.substack.com/p/graham-platners-trial-by-fire

Published: October 21, 2025 20:36

Some important context behind the news about US Senate candidate Graham Platner's Reddit posts and his tattoo.

Maine Is a Battleground Between the Corporate-Friendly Establishment & a Progressive Grassroots Insurgency

https://andyobrien.substack.com/p/maine-is-a-battleground-between-the

Published: October 15, 2025 11:56

I have since edited this piece to clarify Prof.

Maine Republicans issue statements on Amazon ballots before media reports it

https://andyobrien.substack.com/p/maine-republicans-issue-statements

Published: October 10, 2025 22:33

And Steve Robinson backtracks on criticism of investigation

Sanford City Council Votes Unanimously to Rescind Flock Camera Pilot Project Following Public Backlash

https://andyobrien.substack.com/p/sanford-city-council-votes-unanimously

Published: October 9, 2025 15:10

This article originally appeared in Amjambo Africa.

Amazon Suggests Stolen Ballots Placed in Box After Delivery

https://andyobrien.substack.com/p/amazon-suggests-stolen-ballots-placed

Published: October 8, 2025 11:57

And Steve Robinson bends over backwards to defend his source's innocence.

Civil liberties advocates raise alarm over use of Flock cameras

https://andyobrien.substack.com/p/civil-liberties-advocates-raise-alarm

Published: October 7, 2025 12:43

Flock cameras scan license plates & uploads the data to a national database that can be accessed by ICE and other law enforcement.

250 Missing Ballots in Ellsworth, 250 Turn Up in Newburgh?

https://andyobrien.substack.com/p/250-missing-ballots-in-ellsworth

Published: October 7, 2025 00:47

The saga of the Mystery of the Stolen Ballots continues.

Former Senator Eric Brakey Wins the "Fell for It Again" Award

https://andyobrien.substack.com/p/former-senator-eric-brakey-wins-the

Published: October 6, 2025 14:14

Eric Brakey was detained for 90 minutes by US Customs & Border Patrol on the way back from a cruise

Paywall lifted

https://andyobrien.substack.com/p/paywall-lifted

Published: October 5, 2025 13:33

Hey everyone,

The Maine Wire, Ballotgate & Stochastic Terrorism

https://andyobrien.substack.com/p/the-maine-wire-ballotgate-and-stochastic

Published: October 5, 2025 00:21

In the past few days I have been swamped by right-wing trolls sending me threats and trying to get me fired from my job because I have questioned the narrative of the Maine Wire’s story Maine Woman Discovers Hundreds of Election Ballots in Amazon Package…

The Saga of Henry Van Meter: War Veteran, Privateer & Asylum Seeker; Part 1

https://andyobrien.substack.com/p/the-saga-of-henry-van-meter-war-veteran

Published: October 1, 2025 13:56

This article appears in the Oct.

Making the World Safe for Hair Metal

https://andyobrien.substack.com/p/making-the-world-safe-for-hair-metal

Published: September 4, 2025 11:37

In 1976, during a “troubled night of fever dreams,” then-CIA Director George H.W.

Colonial Era Mainers Who Opposed the Recapture of Refugee Slaves

https://andyobrien.substack.com/p/colonial-era-mainers-who-opposed

Published: September 3, 2025 11:55

This article originally appeared in the September, 2025 edition of The Bollard.