The agents in plainclothes first attempt to seize González while he is working in the Bread Garden’s outdoor seating area, and an obviously frightened González, who is shouting for help, retreats inside the market. He's tackled by both agents and is held down on the floor, and one of the agents kneels on his head as he continues to call for help. As the agents struggle to handcuff González one of them unholsters a Taser and appears to be about to use it on González, while people shout at him not to do it. The Taser is not used. The video ends after González is forced into the unmarked minivan, and the minivan drives away.
Gonzalez retreated from authorities after being approached. He's in the wrong.
The reason ICE Agents don't want to be identified is simple - after shootings at ICE facilities, they are doing a job that, like it or not, needs to be done.
I am not saying that this incident was justified and I won't say that it was because nothing in the article indicates why ICE decided to pick him up.
I assure you that no one cares if it was lunchtime or busy or whatever.
This story makes him out to be like this hero.
ICE doesn't target or pick up heroes unless they are not actually a hero...
Also, the title of this article makes it seem like ICE seized a worker who is originally from a different country. Why would ICE, whose focus is on dealing with illegal immigrants "seize" anyone who is not illegally in the country?
I was really REALLY hoping that Nashville and the Music City Bowl would be an exclamation point for the 2024 Iowa Hawkeyes. Given the chance to end the season with 10 wins was a great opportunity and they fell short.
I'm not one of those Facebook "fans" who wants Kirk Ferentz fired or for him to be kicked out the door, never to coach in Kinnick Stadium again. Am I "satisfied" with the loss? Of course not! However, I have to say there's a reality to football games, which is "two teams can't win."
It's that simple.
Someone has to win and someone has to lose. Unfortunately, Iowa was the team that lost in Nashville, TN, on 12-30-2024.
Was it a game that Iowa could have won if one or two plays not played out the way that they did?
Absolutely!
Iowa committed a terrible penalty (supposedly) which allowed Missouri to go from a 3rd and 24 to a 1st and 10. Had Iowa not done that? Well, Missouri was on the ropes at that point in the game. If Iowa had gone for a 1st down on a 4th and 2 instead of punting and successfully went 2 yards, the game outcome might not have been the same. As it turned out, Missouri went 3 and out and kicked it back to Iowa. Iowa started marching down the field until it got to be 4th and 1, and, with time running out, Sullivan's QB sneak was stuffed prior to gaining the necessary yardage to get a 1st down and that was how the game ended, with the football returning to Missouri with a 27-24 lead and Iowa not having the football to score. Missouri did two snaps of the football in what is called the "Victory" formation and that ate up the last minute of the clock.
For the next 242 days (7 months, 4 weeks, 2 days), which is when Iowa will take the field at Kinnick Stadium against Ualbany (per https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2025-26) for the first time in the 2025 season, there will be a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth as fans complain about Coach Kirk Ferentz and the direction of the program. A lot of armchair quarterbacks will proclaim that they could have coached the team better than Coach KF did last night - I actually read that comment on Facebook after the game. Coach Kirk Ferentz has been the coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes for as long as my son Alex has been alive as Coach Kirk Ferentz took over the program in 1998 and that's the year Alex was born which means that the 2026 season will be the 26th season for Coach Kirk Ferentz.
As far as whether Coach Kirk Ferentz should retire - he is 70 years old as I write this - I am going to say, "Yes, he should retire" but not because of yesterday's loss or anything to do with his coaching record.
I think Coach Kirk Ferentz should retire because life doesn't have a known expiration date and I want Coach Kirk Ferentz to be able to sit down on a Saturday afternoon in his home and watch a NCAA football game on TV, perhaps with a cold beer or some other beverage in his hand. I think Coach Kirk Ferentz should enjoy life before he is pushed up against his mortality.
And I'm typically the person that openly says I want to work until I turn 66 in December of 2035 and still work until Friday, March 28, 2036, just so I can reach 20 years in my current role as a Senior Technical Writer. I say that because I'm not the person that typically thinks about the calm after a career that I am encouraging Coach Kirk Ferentz to enjoy.
I wrote all of this post without watching any of the video embedded below.
Back on July 26, 2022, I posted about My Ideal Drums and I wanted to provide an update. Those drums are for sale, I have a price quote from the seller that is different than the advertised price, and I have still not purchased those drums.
I have no current prospects for auditioning to play drums in my Ideal Band. If I'm being honest, I'm quite discouraged about the situation.
Back on May 19, 2022, I posted about My Ideal Drums and I wanted to provide an update. Those drums are for sale, I have a price quoted from the seller that is different than the advertised price, and I have still not purchased those drums.
Also, I thought I was going to audition to play drums in a local band but I have found out I am not going to be auditioning for that local band. I have no other current prospects for auditioning to play drums in my Ideal Band. If I'm being honest, I'm quite discouraged about the situation.
I was hopeful about the 2021-2022 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team a year ago, on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. By now, the season has been over for about 2 months and attention is being directed to the 2022-2023 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team. However, before moving forward, here's a look back at what I thought a year ago: Way Too Early Optimistic Thoughts about the 2021-2022 Iowa Men's Basketball Team.
Also, question for Future Me - did I arrive at HSSB at 5 AM today and walk my up/around3 routine before beginning my Disaster Recovery and/or Knowledge Management work? Provide an answer below, please: Yes, I did
Was the 2021-2022 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team season a success or frustration? It was a season of highs and lows. The team was riding a wave. First, there was the frustrating loss at IL to end the season (a game that was within their grasp at the end of the game), followed by a series of successes. The team found a way to win 4 games in 4 days on the road to the Big 10 Championship!! Then, the team went into their first round game in the NCAA Tournament against Richmond. Iowa had a chance to win that game but, in they end, they lost and the team that I had picked to win the NCAA Championship was knocked out of the tournament - a true bracket burster! After the game, there was such compelling sadness & disappointment on the faces of Connor McCaffery & Jordan Bohannon at the post-game press conference - truly, their faces are burned in my mind and I don't think it is likely to be an image I will ever forget. Connor declared that it was the worst game they had played that season and barely could get his words out. Because of C-19 and being granted an extra year of eligibility, Connor has the option to return for the 2022-2023 season, despite going through Senior Night festivities on February 28, 2022. Doing so is why JoBo was sitting next to him. However, when he was asked about returning, it didn't sound like he would return.
Did I attend Carver-Hawkeye Arena games with either Fred (of Fred and Julie) or Brian Rock or Alex? Did I find a way to attend multiple games with all 3 of them? Did I attend any games with Jason Lest? I attended two games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, one with "just" Brunch and one with Brunch and Wubs.
Did I begin 6/2/2022 with my up/around3 routine before beginning my Disaster Recovery and/or Knowledge Management work? Yes, I did.
It is now 23 days (3 weeks, 2 days) until Alex and Hannah's June 25, 2022, wedding - who's ready to PARTY!! I am ready. I want to say, for the record, I believe the day will be totally awesome and exceed every expectation I could conceive in my head about their wedding day.
I have a Google alert set up so that when "Ludwig Vistalite clear" is a match on "craigslist.org", I get an email. For years, I have patiently waited for my Ideal Drums to be located through this Google alert and while there have been matches in the past, they have all, for one reason or another, not been matches I have drooled over as much as the match that arrived in my Inbox on May 18, 2022 at 10:43 PM (last night after I had gone to bed).
1970’s Ludwig Vistalite 5-Piece Drumset - $1,800 (Iowa City)
$1,800 OBO - Feel free to make me an offer I can’t refuse!
This is a stunning, crack-free 1970’s Ludwig clear Vistalite “Big Beat” 5-piece drumset w/ matching snare drum. All shells are in great condition, no cracks, no rust on chrome, very slight wear - tape residue on bass drum.
As you can see from the pictures, these drums are clean, and have that great vistalite sound as well. All drums have original internal mufflers, and are fitted with remo pinstripe heads.
Please send me a message at (563) Five Seven Zero - 0641 with any questions or offers.
I will ship these drums, but I would prefer to meet in person - I would be willing to drive ~100 miles to meet in order to facilitate this sale.
Sale Includes:
- 5x14” Snare
- 8x12” Mounted Tom
- 9x13” Mounted Tom
- 16x16” Floor Tom
- 14x22” Bass Drum w/ Double Tom Mount
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But it's not going to be easy to justify spending $1,800 (or maybe a little under that) when I don't have any gigs lined up for my Ideal Band which would fund such a purchase.
I sent this message to the seller:
This is my Ideal drumset. I have a 24" bass, 13" mounted tom, and 2 x 16" floor toms. This will date me - my parents bought my set when I was in 8th grade, back in 1984 and it's been the only drumset I have ever owned!
I am monitoring the ad for sure. Son gets married next month and we're getting the bar bill so I need it to be less than $1000 before I can present it to my wife... right now, my set is stacked up under my basement steps because I have been playing my son's Yamaha DTX500 electronic set for the past few years.
I'm really happy that Keegan Murray is getting some attention as the summer begins in 2022. As this article points out -
Leistikow: With more NBA Draft buzz, Keegan Murray is Iowa's summer star - the 2021-2022 Iowa Hawkeyes that take the court this fall will look a lot different than the 2020-2021 team. From the article (I added the numbered list to make the article text easier to read
None of last year’s starting five will be on the floor for the first practice:
Yet, for Keegan Murray, his brother, who didn't get a lot of playing time last season, "new blood arriving in big-man transfer Filip Rebraca and recent high school graduates Riley Mulvey and Payton Sandfort", Patrick McCaffery, Joe Toussaint, and anyone else I'm forgetting, the challenge will remain the same as it is for any basketball team: chemistry. Who is going to emerge as the leader, both in the locker room and on the floor? Who is going to help Rebraca, Mulvey, and Sandfort get used to college and model outstanding citizenship as well as a work ethic to accomplish any task in front of them, both in and out of the classroom? I believe that all teams, whether it is at the junior high, high school, college, or professional level, start the off-season on a level playing field. I don't believe that any triumphs - or defeats - follow a team from season to season. Sure, TV analysts like to bring up previous games between teams and to discuss history, but on the basketball court, every game starts tied at zero. It's up to each team member to help their team win.
That is why, on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, I am optimistic about the 2021-2022 Iowa Hawkeyes. If the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, as it has been over the last few weeks, I foresee Carver-Hawkeye Arena being loud and a very tough environment for an opponent to enter and win a game. Coach Fran is a competitor and I have no reason to believe he will not instill that sense of competition, that sense of putting in the work now will yield a fruitful season in March 2022.
I am going to revisit this post on Thursday, June 2, 2022. I will be curious whether the 2021-2022 Iowa Hawkeyes had a successful season or if it was an exercise in frustration to watch them. Sincerely, I hope it is a successful season and I hope that I attend many many games with either Fred (of Fred and Julie) or Brian Rock or Jason Lest or Alex.
Barbara J.
Wilson, executive vice president and vice president for academic
affairs for the University of Illinois System, will become the 22nd
president of the University of Iowa on July 15. The Board of Regents,
State of Iowa, announced Wilson as its unanimous selection at its
meeting in Iowa City on Friday.
“This is a
tremendous opportunity to lead a premier research university in the
Big Ten, and I am excited to hit the ground running,” Wilson said
after her selection as the next president. “I look forward to working
with University of Iowa faculty, staff, students, and community
members to continue the rich legacy of research and creative
scholarship that exists on this campus. And I look forward to joining
the rest of Hawkeye nation in saying, 'Go Hawks!'”
Sandy
Daack-Hirsch, associate professor and interim executive associate
dean of the College of Nursing, and John Keller, dean of the Graduate
College, served as co-chairs of the 21-member search committee
charged with recruiting and vetting applicants for the position.
“Our faculty,
staff, and students make up the heart of our great research
university,” Daack-Hirsch said. “We expect that Barbara Wilson will
bring her unique experiences and skills to forge partnerships that
will make a lasting impact on the lives of everyone on campus and
across the state.”
Wilson brings
extensive leadership experience to her role as UI president. Since
2016, she has served as executive vice president and vice president
for academic affairs for the University of Illinois System, which
enrolls more than 90,000 students across three main campuses and
includes a 462-bed hospital. Before that, she served one year as
interim chancellor for the Urbana-Champaign campus, a top-ranked land
grant research institution with more than 45,000 students and nearly
2,000 tenure-track faculty.
Wilson’s
other administrative roles at Illinois have included two years as the
university’s Harry E. Preble Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences, two years as executive vice provost for faculty and
academic affairs, three years as vice provost for academic affairs,
and seven years as head of the Department of Communication.
Wilson’s
research interests include the social and psychological effects of
the media. She is co-author or co-editor of four books and has
authored more than 80 research articles, book chapters, and technical
reports.
Before
joining the Illinois faculty in 2000, Wilson was an assistant
professor at the University of Louisville for three years and a
faculty member at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
for 12 years. She also spent eight years as director of graduate
studies in UCSB’s Department of Communication.
A native of
Appleton, Wisconsin, Wilson earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism,
a Master of Arts in communication arts, and a PhD in communication
arts, all from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
She is
married to John Lammers and they have two grown daughters.
Wilson, 63,
will succeed Bruce Harreld, who served as Iowa’s president from
November 2015 to May 2021. Harreld announced in October 2020 his
intent to retire. Keller will serve as interim president after
Harreld’s last day on May 16 until Wilson begins.
Get to know Barbara J. Wilson
START DATE: July 15.
CURRENT
POSITION: Executive vice president and vice
president for academic affairs for the University of Illinois System.
PREVIOUS
POSITIONS: Interim chancellor for the University
of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus; tenure-track faculty; the Harry
E. Preble Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; two years
as executive vice provost for faculty and academic affairs; three
years as vice provost for academic affairs; and seven years as head
of the Department of Communication, all at the University of
Illinois.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of
Arts in journalism, Master of Arts in communication arts, and PhD in
communication arts, all from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
PERSONAL: Married to John Lammers; they have two grown
daughters.
Dear students, faculty, and staff,
More than
five years ago, I was provided the remarkable opportunity to work
with an outstanding collection of students, faculty, and staff at the
University of Iowa. While we have had challenges, we have experienced
significant successes as well, and each of you has had a direct hand
in those accomplishments. Thank you.
As I have
reflected upon the past five years, I continue to see the people of
this community and the diverse tapestry of thought that is created by
their works. I will always recall the excitement and anxiety in the
conversations I’ve overheard as we helped parents and their students
move into the residence halls. I will always remember the audible joy
from families during graduation ceremonies and new graduates taking
pictures in front of the Old Capitol. And I especially will always
remember my sense of wonderment and pride in the work completed by
our amazing faculty, staff, and students. Thank you. I firmly
believe there is a cadence to life and especially to an institution
like ours. So, I have been reflecting on our collective cadence. This
past summer, I informed the Board of Regents of my desire to retire
as soon as a successor can be appointed. In these discussions, I made
it clear that I love our institution and will do everything possible
to make the transition smooth and successful. I committed to them
that I will stay until a new president is hired. This will allow the
Board of Regents to focus its efforts on finding my replacement and
allow the university to continue implementing its strategy without
pausing. On a personal
note, the past five years—while certainly challenging—have reaffirmed
my conviction that public higher education is a critical component of
our democratic society. Yet, institutions like ours are critically
underfunded and continue to dramatically drop in independent
rankings. To put it simply, they are a public good and we must elect
leaders who will protect and invest in public higher education just
as our predecessors did.
In spite of
these difficult headwinds, the future of this institution is strong.
Creativity, intellect, and collegiality are our foundations, and
those cornerstones will always drive this university to new heights
and distinguish it from other institutions. Each of you
makes the University of Iowa truly special, and each of you has
contributed to an amazing 173-year legacy of creating opportunities
for so many Hawkeyes.
Keep it up, and go Hawks!
Bruce Harreld, president
