Bart Barker

Retired local government executive, elected official, technology executive, marketing specialist, and journalist. Utah football fan.

[Jesus Freakin Congress @TheJFreakinC]

🚨BREAKING: Men posed as ICE agents and detained and assaulted a woman… and Tom Homan is telling everyone that they just have to comply with this.

A woman was driving on Highway 211, in Oregon, when a vehicle with flashing red and blue lights pulled behind her.

Believing she was being stopped by law enforcement, she pulled over.

Two men approached her vehicle, one was carrying a rifle, and they claimed to be ICE agents and told her she was being detained.

They pulled her out of her car, searched her, and put her in the back of their vehicle.

Then, a third man… who remained inside the vehicle… assaulted her.

He told her he was the “guard.”

The men were wearing tactical vests labeled “POLICE,” carrying fake badges, and wore face coverings.

They held her for nearly 20 minutes before telling her she was free to go… and then she drove herself to the hospital.

And while she was there, she reported that she started receiving text messages from someone claiming to be a law firm offering legal representation for her detention.

Federal authorities later confirmed this was NOT an official ICE operation… These were people pretending to be federal agents.

And this is exactly why Tom Homan telling people to “comply” with anyone claiming to be ICE is so incredibly dangerous.

Because what is a person supposed to do when someone in a tactical vest, carrying a gun, pulls them over with flashing lights and says they are federal agents?

Just trust them?

This is not about telling people to resist legitimate law enforcement.

This is about the government normalizing a system where anyone can look like an armed federal agent, claim to have authority over you, and expect you to obey without being able to verify who they are.

That doesn’t make people safer.

It makes everyone more vulnerable to being kidnapped, assaulted, or killed by criminals who know they can pretend to be ICE.

[Bart Barker @BartBarker]

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[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

Four Old Men. Two Wheelchairs. One Beach. Alan Alda’s 90th Birthday

January 28, 2026.

Alan Alda turned 90.

His family planned a safe celebration at home.

Cake. Balloons. Grandkids.

Alan said no.

“I don’t want a party,” he said.

His daughter frowned.

“Dad… you’re turning ninety. This is a big deal.”

“I know,” Alan said.

“But I don’t want to celebrate here.”

“Then where?”

Alan didn’t hesitate.

“I want to go to the beach.”

The room went still.

“The beach?”

“Dad, you’re in a wheelchair.”

“You can barely stand.”

Alan smiled.

That smile.

The Hawkeye Pierce smile — the one that always meant something stubborn was coming.

“So?”

By that afternoon, he had already decided who was coming.

“The four of us,” he said.

“The last four.”

Gary Burghoff.

Jamie Farr.

Mike Farrell.

And himself.

The final survivors of the 4077th.

“No cameras. No interviews. No speeches,” Alan said.

“Just us.”

The phone calls began.

Gary answered first.

“Happy birthday, old man! Ninety!”

“Thanks. I need you to drive.”

“Drive where?”

“To the beach.”

A pause.

“Alan… you’re in a wheelchair.”

“So are facts. They don’t stop me either.”

Gary laughed.

That Radar laugh Alan had known for over fifty years.

“Fine. But I’m not pushing you through sand.”

“I’ll crawl if I have to.”

“You’re insane.”

“I’m Hawkeye. Same thing.”

Jamie Farr was next.

“The beach?” Jamie said.

“I’m ninety-one and in a wheelchair.”

“Then we’ll have two wheelchairs at the beach.”

“Like a parade?”

“Like a victory lap.”

Jamie laughed until his voice cracked.

“You haven’t changed since 1972.”

“And you’re still Klinger.”

“Fine. I’m in.”

Mike Farrell sighed the moment he answered.

“Let me guess,” he said.

“You want me to push your wheelchair.”

“Yes.”

“I’m eighty-six. I use a cane.”

“BJ Hunnicutt once saved a man with dental floss,” Alan said.

“You’ll manage.”

Long pause.

“…Fine.”

January 28. 6:00 a.m.

Gary arrived in a rented van.

Two wheelchair spaces.

He was wearing a Hawaiian shirt.

At Alan’s house, his daughter hovered.

“Dad, are you sure?”

“I’ve never been more sure of anything.”

“What if something happens?”

“Something is always about to happen at ninety,” Alan said.

“Might as well happen at the beach.”

Jamie was waiting outside his house.

Wheelchair. Sunglasses.

Hawaiian shirt.

“You coordinated outfits?” Gary asked.

“It’s tradition,” Jamie said.

“The 4077th always matched.”

Mike showed up next.

Also in a Hawaiian shirt.

Four old men.

One van.

Heading west.

On the drive, memories filled the air.

Harry driving too fast.

Larry bringing his own wine.

Radar making everyone cry.

Klinger never sleeping.

When the MASH* theme song came on, no one spoke.

After it ended, Alan said quietly,

“That song used to annoy me.”

“Now?”

“Now it just reminds me how lucky we were.”

At Malibu, reality hit.

Wheelchairs don’t work on sand.

Jamie grumbled.

Mike rubbed his back.

Alan stared at the ocean.

Gary disappeared.

Fifteen minutes later, he returned with two lifeguards and two beach wheelchairs.

One lifeguard whispered,

“My grandmother watched MASH* every night.”

It took time.

Transfers were slow.

Hands trembled.

Bones protested.

But they made it.

To the water.

Alan closed his eyes.

The sound of waves.

Salt in the air.

Sun on his face.

“I forgot what this felt like,” he said.

They talked about the ones who weren’t there.

McLean.

Wayne.

Larry.

Harry.

Bill.

David.

Loretta.

Jamie finally broke the silence.

“Let’s race.”

Two wheelchairs.

Two pushers.

One rock.

They raced.

They tied.

People on the beach stared.

A teenager asked, “What are those old guys doing?”

His mother said, “Living.”

As the sun set, Alan spoke.

“This might be the last time.”

No one argued.

“That’s why it matters,” he said.

“Because we know.”

He made a wish.

“One more year.”

“One more adventure.”

“Korea. Together.”

They promised.

[D. Todd Christofferson @ChristoffDTodd]

The Lord expects us to be peacemakers.

Difficult as it may seem to be, we have the responsibility to pray for those who may persecute us, as Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount.

We need to learn to leave judgment to Him.

[Bart Barker @BartBarker]

Having lived in the East, I can relate to this. Many there have no concept of distance in the west, or of 80 mph speed limits on rural freeways.

[Bart Barker @BartBarker]

@ScottyGZone Why can’t you call it the Morning After Podcast anymore?

[ERIK ESTRADA @ErikEstrada]

There is a special kind of person that makes a 100% commitment regardless of if it puts them in harms way.. someone who is willing to put it all on the line for others. The events that took place in Tremonton, Utah on August 17,2025 tragically ended the lives of two such individuals and wounded 2 officers and left the community heart broken. Please join me in supporting the families of these heroic fallen officers at https://t.co/g2ZbLrXzXF as the loss will forever be a heavy burden for them to bear. God bless Eric Estrada, Sgt. Lee Sorensen may you rest in peace and to Deputy Mike Allred and K-9 Azula I wish you a speedy recovery. Thank you all for your service & sacrifice. Erik Estrada

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[Aimee Winder Newton @AWinderNewton]

Love this!

[Bart Barker @BartBarker]

@ScottyGZone They put the https://t.co/ecCy44qx18 in the Web address, but in a sneaky way. Some might be fooled.

[Bart Barker @BartBarker]

@Toyota: 2020 RAV4 Limited Hybrid. Text-to-speech messaging is not working. It did when I bought the car new 5 years ago. I've visited the dealer twice; their suggestions haven't helped. Somehow, Toyota has removed this feature from my car during an update. I'm beyond frustrated.

[Bart Barker @BartBarker]

@975Hans $12 plus tip (I usually give $5) at Dollar Barber Shop at 7th South and 7th East in SLC. I ask for Savannah Turner. Good haircut. She also does my beard.

[Bart Barker @BartBarker]

@agardiner14 It’s a sad day.

[Bart Barker @BartBarker]

@idreesali114 Horrible.

[Bart Barker @BartBarker]

@saige_miller The host who introduced your story on this during tonight's 6 pm news started by saying the Legislature "wants to" do this. But since the bill hasn't yet passed, the statement is inaccurate--or at least premature. In case you want to alert whoever wrote the intro.

[Bart Barker @BartBarker]

@saige_miller, before your piece during Tuesday evening's 6 pm KUER news, the host introduced it by saying, "the Legislature wants to" do something regarding a transgender issue. Yet the bill hadn't yet passed. This is a common error. You may want to alert whoever wrote that.

[Bart Barker @BartBarker]

@DJJazzyJody You have accomplished amazing results so far. Bravo!

[Bart Barker @BartBarker]

…at the counter. They appear to deliberately avoid looking toward the counter as they serve drive-through customers. I’m always agreeable and friendly.

Once someone does help me, they are usually pleasant and professional. @McDonalds

[Bart Barker @BartBarker]

Does @McDonalds train its employees to ignore customers at the counter?

In every local McDonald’s I usually stand at the register for 5 minutes or more before I can persuade someone to help me. There are plenty of employees, but they seem to actively ignore customers… 1/x

[Bart Barker @BartBarker]

@LindsayOnAir I’m so sorry.

[Deidre Henderson @DeidreHenderson]

🇺🇸 FOUR MORE DAYS 🇺🇸
Election update 11/01/24

Ballots processed as of this morning:

Total - 683,346
By mail - 659,627
In Person - 23,719

Statewide - 38.1%

(Four days before the 2020 election, we were at 54.1%.)

Get out and vote!

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