#Hiram powers

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Hiram Powers (1805-1873) "Proserpine" (1844) Marble Neoclassical Located in the Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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1841-1844, Hiram Powers, Fisher Boy

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Hiram Powers, Greek Slave, modeled 1843

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Ginevra, Hiram Powers, marble Peoria Riverfront Museum, November of 2024

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La Scultura del giorno: California di Hiram Powers

La scultura del giorno che vi propongo oggi è California di Hiram Power. Quest’opera mi attrae in modo particolare per un dettaglio specifico ovvero la mano all’altezza delle natiche che trattiene un rametto con due lunghe spine. Mi affascina e racconta una storia diversa da quella che narra guardando l’opera dalla parte opposta. L’artista statunitense iniziò a lavorare a California nel 1850 e…

[onlylonelylatino]

Captain Pureheart by Dan DeCarlo

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what are your thoughts on hirarchie dynamics? does the pairing work without a sizeable gap in power?

I think hirarchie is interesting, in part, because of the power imbalance, how they perceive it and how it impacts their relationship. It might be possible to remove it, but only if you go with an AU such as "What if Hiram only came to Riverdale in s5 when Archie was already in his 20s?", because even in canon they might be on a more level playing field in s5 but that doesn't and cannot erase the past. On top of that, Hiram shows multiple times that he still has some kind of power over Archie (by setting Archie's house on fire, blowing up the mine and eventually Archie's house). And Archie shows that he is still haunted by Hiram (his 5x03 nightmare sequence, "who put you up to this, Hiram Lodge??"). In canon, there will always be an imbalance between them but that's what makes them compelling to me.

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just read your vampire hiram oneshot and the line about there being "no chemical pull" when veronica kisses archie, "it's just nice" made me want to throw myself through a window. do you ever want to play more with vampiram hirarchie(/hivarchie)?

ahh thank you so much i love hirarchie-doomed/hirarchie-driven varchie and vampires and i'm so glad you liked it too!! this lil fic flopped pretty hard on ao3 but i do still think about it occasionally - mainly because i left a hole in it by mistake, there's a sexy horny vampire bite that never comes just...dangling in the literal very first line: "hiram doesn't ever put his teeth in you at first."

but then the story just goes on and ends without hiram ever actually biting archie horny style and dropping the pretense of their weird little knife ritual. HOW COULD I??

clearly hiram needs to bite archie (horny style) in another chapter, or the work is never truly complete. chekhov's horny style bite was foreshadowed and demands addressing.

@hauntingattheblackberrypatch gave me a wild and powerful pitch today about how that escalation could happen and what consequences it might have that i'm rotating in my mind rn - territorial/possessive hiram, self-blaming complicit archie, veronica meticulously kept in the dark until she isn't anymore and so so so so very aware of that. emotionally-significant scars, a bear attack, etc. so we'll see!

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real evidence of me making hiram a nerd

he’s now a biomedical engineering major so

context: that pic was from 2020 and i was doing ib math or smth

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oh they’re performing jailhouse rock outside the juvie football game..

[kdmiller55]

The Non-Negotiable Call to Obedience

1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also masons and carpenters to build a house for him. 2 And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel. 3 And David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters. 4 These are the names of the children born to…

[lordgodjehovahsway]

2 Samuel 5: The People Of Israel Make David King Over The Whole Nation

1 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood. 

2 In the past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’”

3 When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, the king made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel.

4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years. 

5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.

David Conquers Jerusalem

6 The king and his men marched to Jerusalem to attack the Jebusites, who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, “You will not get in here; even the blind and the lame can ward you off.” They thought, “David cannot get in here.” 

7 Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David.

8 On that day David had said, “Anyone who conquers the Jebusites will have to use the water shaft to reach those ‘lame and blind’ who are David’s enemies.” That is why they say, “The ‘blind and lame’ will not enter the palace.”

9 David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the terraces inward. 

10 And he became more and more powerful, because the Lord God Almighty was with him.

11 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David. 

12 Then David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

13 After he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. 

14 These are the names of the children born to him there: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 

15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 

16 Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet.

David Defeats the Philistines

17 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went down to the stronghold. 

18 Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim; 

19 so David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hands?”

The Lord answered him, “Go, for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hands.”

20 So David went to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, “As waters break out, the Lord has broken out against my enemies before me.” So that place was called Baal Perazim. 

21 The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them off.

22 Once more the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim; 

23 so David inquired of the Lord, and he answered, “Do not go straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the poplar trees. 

24 As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move quickly, because that will mean the Lord has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army.” 

25 So David did as the Lord commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.

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Roboforce, Biker Mice From Mars, Sectaurs, and dozens more debut in Nacellverse #0 in March 2024

Roboforce, Biker Mice From Mars, Sectaurs, and dozens more debut in Nacellverse #0 in March 2024 #comics #comicbooks

In the aftermath of the seismic news that Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Seven Bucks Production are boarding Nacelle’s RoboForce: The Animated Series, Oni Press – in partnership with global entertainment powerhouse The Nacelle Company – presents your first look at Nacelleverse #0, the giant-sized, 48-page spectacular that will launch ROBOFORCE, BIKER FROM MICE FROM MARS, SECTAURS, POWER LORDS,…

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n childhood, I was taught the importance of seeing Black faces in government positions and political power. At school, I learned how integral specific Black political leaders were to the Black Revolution—especially during the Reconstruction era and the Civil Rights Movement. I understood from a young age that the presence of Black faces in political institutions was necessary for community advancement. 

I still remember learning about Hiram Revels, who in 1870 became the first Black elected official to serve in Congress. This was shortly after slavery was abolished, and Revels’ presence in U.S. politics was a watershed moment for Black American communities. 

Our presence in these institutions that sought to exclude us did indeed make a difference. Now, even after witnessing the election of a Black president in 2008 and seeing more and more Black people in spaces of political power and privilege, I’m not so sure.

When Barack Obama became president in 2008, I remember the joy felt across my community and this understanding that if a Black person could reach the highest level of power in the U.S., change had certainly come.   

That was the beginning of a harsh reality check for me. What good is Black political representation in a system meant to maintain the subjugation of marginalized people? What positive change does that representation bring when people with Black faces are complicit in the same oppression and violence that continue to devastate communities like ours?

Communities like Gaza, whose devastation we continue to see every day.

The death toll in Gaza is more than 37,000, and the U.S. has repeatedly vetoed a life-saving ceasefire for the Palestinian people and voted against the effort to recognize Palestinian statehood. 

The U.S. has left Palestine and its people in the path of fire and destruction. The world has watched the U.S. ambassadors for the United Nations silently raise their hands to veto ceasefire resolutions. Their silence speaks volumes.

U.N. ambassadors Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Robert A. Wood are Black Americans in high-ranking government positions, two Black Americans who ostensibly represent our ability to overcome a history of slavery, genocide, and racism, the relics of which continue to plague our communities today. They are two Black Americans choosing to subject another group of oppressed people to genocide and displacement, not so different from what our ancestors faced when they were stolen from their lands, slaughtered, and enslaved. 

Before you assume otherwise, let me say that I do understand nuance. Yes, Ambassadors Thomas-Greenfield and Wood do carry out Washington’s decisions, and they do not act on their own behalf; they are the voice of the U.S. government. But for me, the question remains: Why are you there? As Black Americans, why are you choosing to work as conduits for colonization, imperialism, and genocide? What does this do for Black people in America right now? Because existing in places of power and privilege does not inherently equate to uplifting and serving the Black community. 

Another example is White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. The daughter of Haitian immigrants, Jean-Pierre is the first Black and openly gay woman to hold her role in the White House. She is a Black woman I once looked up to—until I began to pay close attention to the way she speaks of Israel’s war on Gaza. 

In one press conference, Jean-Pierre could not even acknowledge why Palestinian, Muslim, and Arab organizations rejected meetings with President Joe Biden. I’ve watched Jean-Pierre dismiss journalists’ questions regarding the safety and protection of Palestinians in Gaza. Of course, Jean-Pierre is the White House’s mouthpiece, and we do not know her thoughts on the genocide in Palestine. But again, I ask: Why is she there? What is she willing to co-sign to have proximity to power? What personal excuses are used to justify being complicit in oppression not so different from what our own people face?

How many times will we exempt Black political figures from accountability while holding up their representation as some sort of community good? Do we not realize the harm this does when we uplift Black leaders who merely act as conduits for white supremacy? As a Black woman, I find this hard to accept. 

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I've got a book draft project that I call Book I Am Not Working On that I probably haven't touched for like four years now. I originally wrote the first draft of the first book like 10 years ago, didn't like the ending, and decided to write a Next Generation Reboot with the previous cast's offspring and niblings as the main characters. Skipping the world ahead 20 years, and having the new protagonists be Standard Fantasy Book Protagonist Aged, in their late teens and early 20s, they learn about the past book's events in glimpses, as almost mythical legends.

The new story's main protagonist is the niece of a character I originally wrote into the first book as a gag - a naive Farmboy Hero. In this one he's taken up the role of a Grim Mysterous Mentor, who tags along on the protagonist's misguided quest because he knows that he can't stop her, so the best he can do is help. And he mentions that there is this wise man that he used to know in his youth, who lived in this specific city - he is wise in the ways of the world, and if he is still alive, he should be able to help them.

The protagonist agrees to go find the man, and for the first quarter of the book, this Wise Man that Old Uncle Hiram Knew In His Youth is this grand and surely legendary Wonderful Wizard of Oz kind of a figure, who is surely all-powerful and could fix anything. After all, old uncle Hiram would trust him with his life, and uncle Hiram doesn't trust anybody.

And then they finally make it to The City, and find The Old Friend. Who is a completely normal-looking middle-aged guy in an apron, kind of fat and slightly balding, busy with five kids and a grandbaby. And he's just as surprised to see the protagonist and her uncle at his door.

So the protagonist's uncle and his friend retire into a more quiet room to discuss the problem at hand while the protagonist and the friend's eldest daughter head out to find new, additional problms, fully trusting that these Adultier Adults will know what to do.

Meanwhile, the two old friends sit down, and the Old Friend looks at the protagonist's uncle, just going "dude for fuck's sake. Twenty years and you haven't changed at all. All these years I thought you were dead and then you show up at my doorstep, plop a felony level problem on my lap like 'hey lol this wasn't even my problem before I decided to get involved, pls help lol' and expect me to fix it."

And Old Uncle Hiram, who in fact is only in his early 40s and suddenly doesn't seem all that old and wise at all, just shrugs like "yeah I kinda gambled my life (and my niece's life btw) on hoping that you wouldn't have changed at all, either. That you would agree to help us, while calling me a fucking idiot the whole time."

And the old friend goes "yeah no shit of course I'll fucking help. You fucking idiot."