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B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 1h

Well this has gotten out of hand very quickly. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing

www.nytimes.com

B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 5h

The most aimless people I’ve known have become “life coaches.” Not sure if that’s good or bad for their paying clients.

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B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 1d

Crazy!

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B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 1d

The White House and grounds (along with those of the Capitol and Supreme Court) are exempt from the provisions of the NHPA per Section 107.

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B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 1d

The amount of flipped furniture on FB Marketplace is wild and it’s all mid century stuff restained or colonial revival stuff painted black or navy with bright hardware. Most of the flipped pieces are worthless, like these, but now and then you see a real treasure that fell into the wrong hands.

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B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, exactly. This post was inspired by a number of posts along the lines of “how can they do this??”

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B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 2d

Fun fact: Section 107 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 explicitly exempts the White House, Capitol, and Supreme Court building from being subject to any provision of the act.

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B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 3d

Classic autumnal scene in New England

B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 6d

Look at this wonderful ca. 1800 Chinese export bowl with Masonic imagery. Sold today and not surprised someone was willing to pay 3x the high auction estimate.

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B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 6d

Well yes, when prices in more affluent towns are through the roof, nice and well-built houses for $250-300k within 30 mins of Northampton, Amherst, Hartford etc. are going to create a “hot” market.

B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 7d

Someone lucked out on this table today. Got it for $250! The Nichols House Museum in Boston has a similar one they attribute to Thomas Seymour, a major figure in early 19th-c American furniture. Incredible what you can still buy for virtually nothing.

auctions.neauction.com/online-aucti...

Federal Brass Mounted Card Table

Federal card table. Brass mounted. American, circa 1825. H 30-1/4 in. W 35-1/2 in. D 36-3/4 in. Link for high-res images: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/3bfl52o2b38cjbxhmjac8/AAa4ivMRjQLF4eM-K5vSrXo...

auctions.neauction.com

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B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 9d

Surely someone needs a portrait of Jonathan Edwards. auctions.neauction.com/online-aucti...

Portrait of Reverend Jonathan Edwards

Portrait of Reverend Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758). Edwards was a Connecticut native who is regarded as one of American's most important philosophical theologians. Oil on canvas. Backside of canvas wit...

auctions.neauction.com

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 14d

"WE MAKE NEWS LOUDER. IF STORY GOOD ON ONE SIDE, SHOW OTHER SIDE TOO. OTHER SIDE WRONG? OTHER SIDE WANT BLEACH IN VEINS? ANIMAL RUN BOTH. REPORT BOTH SIDES. EVEN WHEN ONE SIDE THINK HEAD MEDS MAKE QUIET BABIES."

“AAAGGGHHH!!!” A Memo from Animal, Your New Editor-in-Chief

“[Editor-in-chief of CBS News] Bari Weiss told network staffers in a morning editorial call that she wants to ‘win’ before delivering a rallying cr...

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B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 14d

Odd. Harvard grade inflation has been famous for decades???

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Apollo @apollo-magazine.com · 14d

Sir John Soane described the Bank of England building he designed as ‘the pride and boast of my life’, but in 1925 his masterpiece was demolished to make way for Herbert Baker’s bigger but more boring vision, writes @willwiles.bsky.social

The man who broke the Bank of England – and built it back up again

It is a century since most of Sir John Soane’s structure was demolished to make way for Herbert Baker’s bigger but more boring vision, writes Will Wiles

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B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 20d

My oh my, what a house www.zillow.com/homedetails/...

18 Goodrich St, Stockbridge, MA 01262 | MLS #247726 | Zillow

This 2548 square feet Single Family home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It is located at 18 Goodrich St, Stockbridge, MA.

www.zillow.com

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 21d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 21d

Everyone must go to hud.gov right now

HUD Home | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

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B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 21d

This property in New Hampshire is wild www.tateandfoss.com/listing/5050...

187 Huntress Bridge Road, Effingham, NH 03882 | 5050383 | Tate & Foss SIR

View the listing for 187 Huntress Bridge Road, Effingham, NH 03882 and contact Tate & Foss Sotheby's International Realty for more information.

www.tateandfoss.com

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B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 22d

Am at the dentist, and the receptionist is telling a customer who said she’s going to Germany that it’s difficult to get soda and sweet cereal there, as if this is important information. (I suppose if dental hygiene is important it is, but also am quite sure it’s not true.)

B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 23d

This seems like a waste of government resources. Where’s DOGE when you need it?

Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 23d

ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.

B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 27d

I never use Threads but have an account. 75% of posts now seem to have this Antifa “warning” 😂

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B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 27d

This apartment building in downtown Lynn, MA was built in an area riddled with vacant lots. Was it built on a vacant lot? Nope. A nice 1930 bank in good shape was razed to make way for it 🤦‍♂️

Second photo is the bank in 2021. I don’t think the city’s historical commission even imposed demo delay.

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Historic New England @historicnewengland.bsky.social · 27d

Calling all writers and literary lovers!

Join historical novelist Jodi Daynard for a one-day writing retreat at the 1878 Eustis Estate on Monday, October 13.

Escape into writing 📚https://loom.ly/ZTpPZqw
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#HistoricNewEngland #HNE #NewEngland #EustisEstate

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B Haley @ghastlyfop.bsky.social · 28d

It could be worse. It was recently announced that a “high speed” rail line in the northeastern US, which will use existing rail beds and be less than 200 miles long, isn’t expected to be done until 2045 🙃

And “high speed” here means maybe 60-80 mph.