#PROJECT ESSEX

[toritome]

LOTUS 88_03

小雪・初候・虹蔵不見「にじ…

[oldschoolfrp]

I've been looking through old Ral Partha catalogs because I've been reorganizing some of the first historical miniatures I ever painted, from their 1200 A.D. line from the late 1970s-early 80s. Conveniently, Ral Partha's own Chaos Wars rules work with units of 12 foot and 6 mounted as do many modern rules including Midgard, Impetus, and Lion Rampant. I've been painting more to fill out units, some collected years ago, some recently picked up to fill gaps, with a handful of "Ral Partha Imports" (licensed from the Citadel DA Dark Ages line), Essex, and Fantascenes "revolting peasants" in the mix, all in true 25mm scale or close enough to it.

[lonestarflight]

"Navy divers assisting Gemini-6 crew members Stafford and Schirra to open hatches after landing in the Atlantic."

Date: December 16, 1965

NASA ID: S65-61886

[salvatoreren]

ugh lui and shu's relationship is so girl, confusing and definitely the one featuring lorde and i would love to edit them to it if not for the fact that their dynamic was never explored post-God like!!!

[bruce-morrow]

Love is a Dangerous Word, Selected Poems by Essex Hemphill, Poetry Project, NYC, 2025

Photo: Bruce Morrow

[w0-2013-365]

157.25

watching tv ("beaches")

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"Township Must Buy Right of Way for Street Railway To Construct Belt Line," Windsor Record. November 14, 1912. Page 1. --- Sandwich East Council, in Attempting to Secure Service on Tecumseh Road Finds it Must Buy Land at Expense of $33,000 -Proposal to Abandon the Scheme and Extend Line To Belle River -Right of Way Already Secured. --- The township council and rate payers in the township of Sandwich East are in a quandary. Unsuccessful in attempting to make the street railway build a radial belt line in connection with the present line to Tecumseh, the councillors have found out that. even should the road decide to build the line, the township would be in a far worse plight than it is now.

Simultaneous with their efforts to make the street railway live up to the terms of a franchise given three years ago, comes the announcement that an extension of the present line will be made to Belle River, over 50 per cent, of a right of way having already been secured for the line.

Extend Line to Belle River. The street railway has decided to extend the line to Belie River, through negotiations made with prospective purchasers of a large strip of lake front property between Puce and Belle River The proposition that the street railway has agreed to is the extension of the line, provided it is not compelled to build the other line on the Tecumseh road. The company has also agreed to improve rove the service along along the river front, giving a half-hour schedule between the hours of 6 to 8 a.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. during the summer months.

The council through its solicitor has been informed that it must purchase the right of way for the Tecumseh road belt line. The rat payers would be taxed for right of way, which, it has been estimated, would cost between $33,000 and $35,000. This would mean about $35 for each taxpayer in the township. Manager Anderson will not be forced through the terms in the franchise, to give anything but a one-way service, and only about two cars a day, with a fare of 20 to 30 cents one way from Walkerville. Farmers living on Tecumseh road, wishing to go to Tecumseh. would be forced to come to Windsor and back by the river-front road.

Improve Present Service. If the township does not insist on the construction of the belt line it will receive, an agreement now being signed, the improved service on the present line, the extension to Belle River and payment of all cost on the present litigation.

Railroad crossings over three roads, the Grand Trunk, Pere Marquette and Essex Terminal, would have to be secured, not without litigation.

Open New Territory. The opening of the new property between Puce and Belle River will mean a great deal to the entire county. American capital will be brought in and new territory opened up. The prospective purchasers of the property are Mr. C. S. Isham, Mr P. N. Jacobsen and Mr. Thomas K. Wright. The land is at present owned by Mr. Samuel Stover.

The right of way secured by the railway is parallel with the Grand Trunk tracks throughout the entire distance.

[oberynmaartell]

Landscape - Modern Landscape

Photo of a large modern partial sun backyard driveway with a pergola in summer.

[evergentleandkind]

Driveway in Essex Design ideas for a large modern partial sun backyard driveway with a pergola in summer.

[toritome]

LOTUS 81_12

白露・次候・鶺鴒鳴「せきれい なく・鶺鴒（せきれい）が鳴き始める」 近所の公園でも留鳥のハクセキレイ（白鶺鴒）��可愛く鳴きながらひょこひょこ歩き回っています。 そういえばハンドルネームをtoritome・取留・トリトメとtodomedori・留鳥・トドメドリのどちらにするか使用開始する直前まで迷っていたことを思い出しました。 もう十年以上も前の話です。 　 　 モノコックと動力部の取付が終わりました。 予定より約2週間遅れでLOTUS 81製作Season2はこれにてエンディングであります。 ここから先の作業はボディー色（メタリックブルー）で塗られたパーツが必要になるため暫く保留です。 　 　 外装パーツがなくてもロータスF1らしさを充分に感じます。 特徴的なデザインのリアウイングステーが印象的。 　 　 タイヤを仮置きしてみました。 やっぱりEARLY…

[bimney424]

10 years ago today, a small internet show with a bunch of nerdy ass voice actors streamed for the first time on Twitch. At that time, they weren't sure what would happen. Three campaigns, dozens of one-shots, & numerous other projects later & here we are. I discovered Critical Role in August of 2020 when life was a battle for me. I will forever be grateful for this silly little show. Because of it, I have met some of the best people in the world (literally all over the place) some of which have become some of the best friends I have ever had. We bonded over Critical Role & our love for characters like Beau & Yasha & Vex & Kyleth & Imogene & Fern & Essex & Opal & Aabria (she's a character all her own lol). Congrats on 10 years Critical Role. Here's to 10 or 20 more.

[lonestarflight]

"The crew of the U.S.S. KEARSARGE spell out the words 'Mercury 9' on the ship's flight deck while on the way to the recovery area where astronaut Gordon Cooper is expected to splash down in his 'Faith 7' Mercury space capsule."

Date: May 15, 1963

NASA ID: S63-06338

[antlered-vixen]

WIP

Thanks @nerdanelparmandil for the tag. A little snippet of my side-project, which is mostly born to me and @starshadeemilyart brainrotting about Lalwen and Finwean politics and incest. _______ “I have no interests in the political arena, Fëanáro, that they should somehow diverge from yours. I am a woman, and not even eldest Finwiel. I have no skin in the Great Game. I am not Ñolofinwë.” His hands came down onto the table and the venison, cooked plumb enough to hold to some fleshy give, shuddered. “You are not Ñolofinwë, nay. But you are Ñolofinwë’s. Do not contrariwise lie.” She rejoindered with a quiet, thoughtful moue. He, in the stead, leaned further forth as moves the fireline of a burning prairie. Tween the curling slopes of his lips gleamed the fleet pearl of a canine and the too-red of its gum. “You are a good pillowmate, Lalyë, I will not deny you that. Yet I am no needful, enticed boy that would plough a lush hole and promptly misplace his reason. We both know you always have been, and evermore will be - till come Námo’s cold Halls, and ayont them maybe - his creature through and through.” She met his eyes, braving the sear. “If suchly you view me, then – a mere extension of Ñolofinwë— Why is Ñolofinwë in your bed, brother?” _______

I tag erm. Well obviously @starshadeemilyart but also @essie-essex and @morvith or @wings-of-indigo (or anything they co-write?) and @atlantablack and @spiritofsisu and @balrogballs and @spiced-wine-fic and @amorbidcorvid and @mircallaruthven and dare I even @polutrope? If I am forgetting anyone please consider yourself tagged.

[theroyalsandi]

British Royal Family - The Duchess of Edinburgh during a visit to the Mothers' Union's English for Women project in Chelmsford, Essex. (Photo by Lucy North) | February 27, 2025

[eahostudiogallery]

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Kasamatsu Shiro - Fujiyoshida

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Philippe Charles Jacquet

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Raoul Hynckes - Belgian street

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Jan Beutener - The Neighbours

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Georgia O'Keeffe - Barn with Snow

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Francis Davison ~ House (Essex)

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Gabrielle Garland

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Frederick Childe Hassam - Girl in a Doorway, 1883

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Z.Z. Wei - Blue Barn Shadows

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Kaoru Yamada - Familiar Landscapes

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Renato Guttuso - Tetti di Alcamo, 1976

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Chris Hytha - from Philadelphia Rowhomes

Opensea NFT project

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John Kasyn

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Albert Jacques Franck - Behind Spadina Ave

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Piet Mondrian - Farmhouse with wash on the line

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[mariacallous]

This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives.

“How does it feel to be on the wrong side of history?” These were the words flung at a student wearing a Star of David necklace by a leader of one of Binghamton University’s LGBTQ+ clubs.

When the visibly shaken student found Myles Resnick, in the Hillel office, Resnick, a queer peer leader, empathized. Tensions were escalating on campus following the narrow passage of a boycott, divestment and sanctions resolution against Israel on campus last April. But the hurled comment stung Resnick because it came from a friend of his who led an LGBTQ+ organization Resnick was active in. 

This exchange reflects the growing rift between LGBTQ+ activists and Jewish students, many of whom feel increasingly isolated by the strong pro-Palestinian stance within queer organizations. At Binghamton, support for BDS from LGBTQ+ groups, including the university’s Rainbow Pride Union, mirrors a broader national trend of queer groups aligning with the pro-Palestinian cause.

These groups include No Justice No Pride, ACT UP NYC, National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, and Black and Pink, allof which have taken public stances deeply critical of Israel and Zionism since the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, 2023 and the subsequent war. Many queer Jewish teens who once looked to these groups for solidarity and support now feel marginalized by their positions. Disagreeing with the organizations’ statements, they say they feel ostracized from the broader LGBTQ+ community. For these already vulnerable teens, the shift has deepened their sense of isolation and alienation.

Sophia Barenholtz, a senior at a high school in Essex County, New Jersey, has found herself feeling increasingly unsafe and unwelcome in her own LGBTQ+ community. “I have definitely noticed the tendency for LGBTQ+ organizations to take an anti-Zionist, and often antisemitic, stance on the Israel-Hamas War,” she said. “It has made me feel unsafe and unwanted in my own community, and has me questioning the integrity and critical thinking skills of my LGBTQ peers.” 

Barenholtz said that she finds it disappointing that a community that values open-mindedness and understanding won’t consider the voices of queer Jews asking for Israel to be given a chance. 

“Instead of engaging in meaningful dialogue, some people have called me antisemitic slurs, sent me death threats, and wished for me to impose unspeakable harm upon myself,” Barenholtz said. “It’s especially unfortunate that these remarks have come from members of my school’s LGBTQ+ organizations and members of the LGBTQ+ community.” Barenholtz’s school district is currently under a federal investigation for an unspecified allegation of bias related to the disputes between Muslim and Jewish students

Meanwhile, accusations against Israel of “pinkwashing” highlight another wedge within the community. Israel, which advocates describe as a haven for LGBTQ+ people, decriminalized same sex relations in 1988 and passed many anti-discriminatory laws to protect LGBTQ+ individuals in the 1990s. Critics claim the country uses LGBTQ+ rights and promotes these positions to obscure its treatment of Palestinians. Israel’s defenders point to the harsh treatment of LGBTQ+ individuals in Gaza and neighboring regions, including Egypt and Lebanon. In 2016, a Hamas leader was tortured and executed after being accused of being gay, according to a report in the left-leaning Haaretz. 

On Oct. 7, the one-year anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, the New York City-based Anti-Violence Project, an LGBTQ+ defense group, issued a statement accusing Israel of “genocide.” A Wider Bridge, which promotes ties between LGBTQ+ groups in America and Israel, called the statement inflammatory and unhelpful, and said it reflected a “callous indifference to the human suffering experienced” on Oct. 7 and after, “particularly by LGBTQ Jews in New York City.”

Shir Levenson, a Jewish LGBTQ+ high school junior from Long Island, said that pro-Palestinian stances from LGBTQ+ groups make her feel disconnected. “When these groups take such extreme positions, it makes me feel like I don’t belong,” she said. Levenson explained that she’s unfollowed influencers and celebrities, including  Matt Bernstein and Reneé Rapp, because of what she calls their anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian narrative. “I thought they’d recognize the truth and support Israel, which is more accepting of LGBTQ people, rather than places where we’re persecuted,” she said. “Their extreme positions, like accusing Israel of genocide, don’t acknowledge the humanity on both sides.”

JTA reached out to ACT UP NYC for comment but received no response. The group’s website accuses Israel of genocide and states that “Israel bombs Queers,” while also criticizing GLAAD, a leading LGBTQ+ media monitoring group, for not taking a stance on the conflict. GLAAD, which has faced criticism for its partnership with the Antidefamation League, released a statement in October expressing sympathy for all those affected by the conflict and calling for an end to antisemitism and Islamophobia. Pro-Palestinian advocates boycotted GLAAD’s 2024 awards, an event that celebrates LGBTQ+ trailblazers.

Some within the LGBTQ+ Jewish community do not feel this tension. Avi Chesler, from Huntington, New York, said he feels comfortable in LGBTQ+ affinity spaces. He blames the natural divisions that the issue causes, and laments “some of my Jewish community’s [inability] to acknowledge Palestinian suffering alongside Israeli suffering, despite the constant pain for all affected that so many members of the community feel.”

Jewish Voice for Peace, an anti-Zionist organization, links LGBTQ+ liberation with broader social justice goals, including justice for Palestinians. “At JVP, we understand that all people’s liberation is intertwined, and we work towards a world where everyone is safe and free,” media coordinator Liv Kunins-Berkowitz said. “Our commitment to LGBTQ+ rights is inextricably linked with ending genocide, occupation, apartheid, and militarism, which endangers queer people across the world. Queer liberation in Palestine is only possible in a free Palestine.”

Other Jewish groups remain committed to supporting LGBTQ+ youth while acknowledging the pain on both sides of the conflict. “LGBTQ+ Jewish youth deserve, always, to feel genuine belonging as their full, authentic selves,” Keshet, a Jewish LGBTQ+ organization, wrote in a statement to JTA. 

“Especially since the attacks against Israel on October 7th and the ensuing war in Gaza — with ongoing loss and suffering for both Israelis and Palestinians, we have seen an increase in painful division and hate,” wrote Jamie Krass, Keshet’s director of youth programs. “In these times, it is particularly critical that queer Jewish youth have access to affirming community, without needing to leave any parts of their identities at the door.” 

Amelia Mamlet, a queer, Jewish and openly Zionist high school senior from New Jersey, felt the growing tension firsthand. “I’ve noticed that a lot of LGBTQ+ organizations I once followed have taken pro-Palestinian or even anti-Israel stances. It makes me feel unseen,” she said. Mamlet described her discomfort watching liberal groups that she once supported adopt strong anti-Israel positions. “I’m more liberal myself, but when I see these organizations being anti-Israel, it feels like I can’t stand with them, even though I agree with so many of their other ideologies,” Mamlet said. “It leaves me feeling like there’s no place for someone like me.”

Mamlet said LGBTQ+ organizations should focus on supporting queer individuals rather than taking divisive political stances on international conflicts. “We’re already vulnerable. These spaces are supposed to protect us, not alienate us further.”

Mia Rubenstein, a sophomore at Tufts University, once considered the LGBTQ+ Center on her campus a safe space. “Before the conflict, the Q Center felt welcoming,” she said. As part of a pre-orientation LGBTQ+ advocacy group, Rubenstein found comfort there. “But after October 7, they publicly supported Palestine, and it made me feel really uncomfortable.” The center ran events with Students for Justice in Palestine, or SJP, and Rubenstein noticed the group following SJP on social media while showing no support for Jewish or pro-Israel groups. 

“It felt like you had to be LGBTQ and pro-Palestine to be welcomed. You couldn’t just be LGBTQ without also subscribing to their political stance,” she said. This realization left her feeling disconnected from a community she had invested time in. 

Resnick, the Binghamton student, felt a similar shift when LGBTQ organizations, such as the Rainbow Pride Union, a queer student club, endorsed a BDS resolution in April. Though Binghamton’s official LGBTQ+ center didn’t take an official position, its leadership expressed anti-Israel views and continued to run events with groups such as the Rainbow Pride Union.

“The president of the Rainbow Pride Union used to be a close friend, and now I’m literally blocked on Instagram,” he said. After voicing support for Israel and speaking out against the BDS resolution, Resnick faced backlash from his peers. “I released an article to share at the [BDS] hearing, and after that, I was slammed by people who were very involved in the queer community.”

“That was the moment [when] it all sort of clicked for me. This isn’t just something we’re tiptoeing around. This is something that’s really important to me, and it made me feel like I can’t be in that space if I disagree,” he said.