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Real American Blue is a Video Podcast to discuss the current trends, issues and everything else involving today’s Law Enforcement Community. Your host, Robert “Curly” Flanagan is a retired Arizona Law Enforcement Officer. Curly has 27 years in Law Enforcement, 23 plus years with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office retiring as a sergeant, moving on to Arizona Department of Transportation enforcing Commercial Vehicle Laws. During his time with MCSO, he was a Patrol Deputy, a Detective for 16 years working all types of cases like Burglaries, Robberies, Fraud, Sex Crimes, and specialized in Auto Theft Cases. He was promoted to Patrol Sergeant two years prior to retirement. The show will bring forward guests who range from Politicians, Victims, Law Enforcement Officials, and even an occasional “Bad Guy”

From the Front Lines to the Microphone: Real Insight with Rich Bricklin.

rich bricklin 005Rich Bricklin joins the show with over 25 years of public safety experience, including 18 years in patrol with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. A former Deputy of the Year and multi-time Life Saving award recipient, Bricklin served in the Criminal Intelligence Division's Counter Terrorism Unit and was a long-time member of the Hostage/Crisis Negotiations Unit. His diverse background includes working as a district detective, community relations officer, and a training instructor for verbal de-escalation and hostage procedures. Additionally, he holds advanced certifications in threat assessment and crime prevention. Prior to his law enforcement career, Bricklin spent eight years as a truck engineer and wildland firefighter for the Rural Metro Fire Department. He retired in late 2024 after a highly decorated 34-year sworn career protecting life and property.

Conspiracy theories, the leading cause of disharmony in communities across this nation. And here’s why.

When people rely on the internet more and more for their news often don’t verify the information they glean. We have all seen the news reports of the Hunter Biden laptop being left at a computer repair store. When the shop owner obtained lawful possession of the device, he noticed information present that indicated possible crimes.

He reported it and turned it over to the authorities. Information contained in the laptop began to trickle out in a slow leak prompting speculation of a two-tiered justice system. A news outlet published a story about the laptop, and it was shared on social media everywhere. Once the cat was out of the bag, it was conveniently shelved until after the election cycle. Some social media platforms quickly removed it as “disinformation” and even placed the media outlet in “Facebook Jail” for reporting the story.

After that, several notables from the intel community submitted a letter claiming it to have the markings of “Russian Disinformation”.

Which leads us to today, Hunter Biden was put on trial and the laptop, they possessed all these years, was submitted as evidence with DOJ folks saying it was authentic. Imagine that all this time, it was known of, in the possession of, and ignored until after the election.

Which brings to mind another conspiracy theories, Anthony Weiner and his laptop, Epstein and his black book, and more recently, the Trump Shooter working for Blackrock. Thousand upon thousands of conspiracy theories are out there. Both sides of the political spectrum create these to benefit their views and agenda. Its Law Enforcement that needs to be unbiased and conducts thorough investigations in a timely manner.

There are people, through no fault of their own, who buy into these conspiracies on both sides. Like the case of the Castaway Movie. The “Wilson Soccer Ball” which depicts a bloody handprint (which was a mixture of blood and mud) is now believed by some to be tied to a Pedophile Hillary Clinton group. Incidentally, was reportedly found on Weiner’s laptop. Which to this date, nothing has been released regarding it.

The Bloody Handprint seen on the ball has also been used by a group that is putting the spotlight on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. ( https://mmiwusa.org ) It’s also used throughout history depicting warriors. I even have these same handprint decals on my Jeep after the hit TV Show the Walking Dead.

Both sides of the spectrum need to relax, understand the philosophy of conspiracies and let Law Enforcement do their jobs. Hold these agencies accountable to ensure these are fully investigated and a level of transparency is needed to calm otherwise normal people down.

Politicians also need to be held accountable to become more involved in the investigative agencies they are responsible for.

So, before you buy into a rumor or conspiracy, take a moment and ask yourself, who started this garbage, are there any active investigations? Be careful, you too might be part of a conspiracy. Don’t let your mind wander.

For further information:

https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2023/06/why-people-believe-conspiracy-theories

https://neurosciencenews.com/psychology-conspiracy-theories-23531/

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