B Haley
@ghastlyfop.bsky.social
architectural historian, preservation planner, university lecturer
This house is a gem but there must be something wrong if it’s now $259k. Hope it finds the right owner. www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
334 Elm St, West Springfield, MA 01089 | MLS #73445080 | Zillow
This 2288 square feet Single Family home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It is located at 334 Elm St, West Springfield, MA.
www.zillow.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This house is a gem but there must be something wrong if it’s now $259k. Hope it finds the right owner. www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
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The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
(Note that the bakery is in East Longmeadow, not Fall River. It’s just being reported in a Fall River paper.)
Look at this absolute queen
January 16, 2026 at 2:42 PM
(Note that the bakery is in East Longmeadow, not Fall River. It’s just being reported in a Fall River paper.)
If we still have US history textbooks in 50 years, I hope this is in them.
Failing that, whatever country or civilization emerges out of our ruins hopefully can include this image in the narrative about our decline and fall.
Failing that, whatever country or civilization emerges out of our ruins hopefully can include this image in the narrative about our decline and fall.
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 16, 2026 at 2:34 PM
If we still have US history textbooks in 50 years, I hope this is in them.
Failing that, whatever country or civilization emerges out of our ruins hopefully can include this image in the narrative about our decline and fall.
Failing that, whatever country or civilization emerges out of our ruins hopefully can include this image in the narrative about our decline and fall.
Congratulations to Mount Holyoke College in their efforts to go NetZero. Perfect case study is this house, until this past November a nice Greek Revival house, which their contractors have stripped to the frame and covered in petroleum-based products: PFT insulation, vinyl windows, and vinyl siding.
January 15, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Congratulations to Mount Holyoke College in their efforts to go NetZero. Perfect case study is this house, until this past November a nice Greek Revival house, which their contractors have stripped to the frame and covered in petroleum-based products: PFT insulation, vinyl windows, and vinyl siding.
You can’t have something like this unless you have robust public transportation in place in the entire state, which of course we don’t. Worcester to Boston by train takes 1.5 hours. Pittsfield to Boston takes 4 hours and there’s one train per day. www.nbcboston.com/news/local/n...
New bill aims at reducing how many miles people drive in Massachusetts
A new bill proposed in Massachusetts aims to reduce how many miles people drive in their cars.
www.nbcboston.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:39 PM
You can’t have something like this unless you have robust public transportation in place in the entire state, which of course we don’t. Worcester to Boston by train takes 1.5 hours. Pittsfield to Boston takes 4 hours and there’s one train per day. www.nbcboston.com/news/local/n...
These facile takes are tiresome. People knew Trump would follow the authoritarian playbook to try to entrench his power, including what’s happening now in MN, where there’s now a Catch-22 when it comes to responding strongly. Dems knew this and ran bad campaigns anyway. They share responsibility.
January 15, 2026 at 2:22 PM
These facile takes are tiresome. People knew Trump would follow the authoritarian playbook to try to entrench his power, including what’s happening now in MN, where there’s now a Catch-22 when it comes to responding strongly. Dems knew this and ran bad campaigns anyway. They share responsibility.
You do have to wonder when people will start shooting back. I imagine soon.
January 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
You do have to wonder when people will start shooting back. I imagine soon.
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Maybe I Died Of Covid In 2020 And This Is Hell.
Our shirts take typically 2 weeks to reach their final destination.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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Anyone in the US outside of MA: is this happening at an accelerated rate where you are? If not I wonder if this is due to new (and misguided, in some respects) energy-efficiency incentives offered by the state for homeowners. Not sure I have enough followers to get much insight, but I’m curious.
Every goddamned day I come across these before/after images of wonderful houses that recently have been wrecked. We’re going to have nothing left in 20 years.
This one, until last year a high-style Federal house, is in Weymouth, MA
This one, until last year a high-style Federal house, is in Weymouth, MA
January 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Anyone in the US outside of MA: is this happening at an accelerated rate where you are? If not I wonder if this is due to new (and misguided, in some respects) energy-efficiency incentives offered by the state for homeowners. Not sure I have enough followers to get much insight, but I’m curious.
10/10, no notes.
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
10/10, no notes.
Every goddamned day I come across these before/after images of wonderful houses that recently have been wrecked. We’re going to have nothing left in 20 years.
This one, until last year a high-style Federal house, is in Weymouth, MA
This one, until last year a high-style Federal house, is in Weymouth, MA
January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Every goddamned day I come across these before/after images of wonderful houses that recently have been wrecked. We’re going to have nothing left in 20 years.
This one, until last year a high-style Federal house, is in Weymouth, MA
This one, until last year a high-style Federal house, is in Weymouth, MA
Passed by the site of the Atwater mansion in Westfield, MA and saw that it has finally been demolished for a new police station. What a travesty. The city’s historical commission didnt even try to save it. What else are they doing? www.masslive.com/westfieldnew...
Open house visitors peek inside former Westfield rectory slated to be razed
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church hosted open houses at 6 Union St., Westfield, which formerly served as the parish’s rectory, on July 20 and 21.
www.masslive.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Passed by the site of the Atwater mansion in Westfield, MA and saw that it has finally been demolished for a new police station. What a travesty. The city’s historical commission didnt even try to save it. What else are they doing? www.masslive.com/westfieldnew...
I always dreamed of living in a banana republic one day
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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January 12, 2026 at 1:50 AM
I always dreamed of living in a banana republic one day
On this day 250 years ago, Henry Knox and his “noble train of artillery” crossed into Massachusetts. Knox would reach Cambridge on January 18 and the artillery a week later. Went to a reenactment on the NY-MA border this morning to commemorate it.
January 10, 2026 at 7:52 PM
On this day 250 years ago, Henry Knox and his “noble train of artillery” crossed into Massachusetts. Knox would reach Cambridge on January 18 and the artillery a week later. Went to a reenactment on the NY-MA border this morning to commemorate it.
Does anything good ever happen to old houses anymore? I saw the HH Richardson house this morning and then driving through Amherst, MA I see that my favorite Federal-style house has just been wrecked. Here are before/after pics.
January 9, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Does anything good ever happen to old houses anymore? I saw the HH Richardson house this morning and then driving through Amherst, MA I see that my favorite Federal-style house has just been wrecked. Here are before/after pics.
Welp, as feared Henry Hobson Richardson’s house in Brookline has been totally ruined by a contractor. First time I’ve seen interior photos and nothing’s left. It was essentially intact to his lifetime until a few years ago. www.redfin.com/MA/Brookline...
222 Warren St, Brookline, MA 02445 - 5 beds/7 baths
(MLS PIN) For Sale: 5 beds, 7 baths ∙ 7855 sq. ft. ∙ 222 Warren St, Brookline, MA 02445 ∙ $11,450,000 ∙ MLS# 73466750 ∙ Elegant living meets modern style in this stunning light-filled 5+ bedroom Chest...
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January 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Welp, as feared Henry Hobson Richardson’s house in Brookline has been totally ruined by a contractor. First time I’ve seen interior photos and nothing’s left. It was essentially intact to his lifetime until a few years ago. www.redfin.com/MA/Brookline...
When did it become common for old cemetery aficionados to think that the only important people buried in cemeteries are war veterans? It’s almost ubiquitous nowadays.
January 8, 2026 at 1:33 PM
When did it become common for old cemetery aficionados to think that the only important people buried in cemeteries are war veterans? It’s almost ubiquitous nowadays.
This is what historic preservation should look like: 88 new units of affordable housing in old mill buildings that still use the canal’s hydropower system for electricity. It was nice to play a (very) small role in this project www.westernmassnews.com/2026/01/07/t...
Transformation of the historic Holyoke Mill Complex complete
Winn-Companies is now announcing that the transformation of the historic Mill Complex is now complete, with 88 affordable units for people aged 55 and up.
www.westernmassnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
This is what historic preservation should look like: 88 new units of affordable housing in old mill buildings that still use the canal’s hydropower system for electricity. It was nice to play a (very) small role in this project www.westernmassnews.com/2026/01/07/t...
Is this because he ate so much fish he gave himself brain damage? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Kennedy’s Health Department Flips Food Pyramid to Emphasize Red Meat and Dairy
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Is this because he ate so much fish he gave himself brain damage? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Learned that the owner of Asher Benjamin’s 1797 Coleman-Hollister house in Greenfield, MA is retiring (it’s a funeral home) and selling it soon.
One of the most important Federal houses in the country. Still intact.
It has zero protections.
One of the most important Federal houses in the country. Still intact.
It has zero protections.
January 7, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Learned that the owner of Asher Benjamin’s 1797 Coleman-Hollister house in Greenfield, MA is retiring (it’s a funeral home) and selling it soon.
One of the most important Federal houses in the country. Still intact.
It has zero protections.
One of the most important Federal houses in the country. Still intact.
It has zero protections.
All the Kennedy vaccine shit is insane, but no longer recommending the meningitis vaccine for kids is especially insane. And the RSV vaccine is one of the main reasons why far fewer kids have had to go to the emergency department the past couple years.
January 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
All the Kennedy vaccine shit is insane, but no longer recommending the meningitis vaccine for kids is especially insane. And the RSV vaccine is one of the main reasons why far fewer kids have had to go to the emergency department the past couple years.
Who wants to go halfsies on Vincent Scully’s house www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
68 Orchard Road, Woodbridge, CT 06525 | MLS #24144523 | Zillow
This 1872 square feet Single Family home has 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. It is located at 68 Orchard Road, Woodbridge, CT.
www.zillow.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Who wants to go halfsies on Vincent Scully’s house www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
If we’d carried on with the green energy transition we wouldn’t need new sources of oil nor spend hundreds of billions to get it. Oh well.
January 4, 2026 at 12:37 AM
If we’d carried on with the green energy transition we wouldn’t need new sources of oil nor spend hundreds of billions to get it. Oh well.
Imperialism is no longer cool, but hear me out: let’s make Trump president for life of Venezuela. He can live down there and all the maga people can follow him.
January 3, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Imperialism is no longer cool, but hear me out: let’s make Trump president for life of Venezuela. He can live down there and all the maga people can follow him.