Abigail Gray Swartz
@graydaystudio.bsky.social
✨ Artist & Illustrator✨ she/her
Gardening, knitting, sewing
Raising kids and dogs in Maine.
www.GrayDayStudio.com
Gardening, knitting, sewing
Raising kids and dogs in Maine.
www.GrayDayStudio.com
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GrayDayStudio || Art Shop & Portfolio of Abigail Gray Swartz
Colorful and empowering art by award winning Maine artist Abigail Gray Swartz
www.GrayDayStudio.com
My books are open for commission #illustrations. Get in touch if you want a logo, tshirt design, custom portrait- you name it! #artist #artistforhire #illustrator ❤️ www.GrayDayStudio.com
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This is exactly right. The white kids and adults I know who know the true history of the United States and Colonialism don't feel bad or guilty; they feel angry, in community with their peers of other races, and empowered to push for change. Enlightened white people are dangerous to the hegemony.
This is my song. “Those are the real stakes — not white children feeling guilty, but white children armed with truth, history and a righteous desire to work with others to change the world.”
January 18, 2026 at 5:16 AM
This is exactly right. The white kids and adults I know who know the true history of the United States and Colonialism don't feel bad or guilty; they feel angry, in community with their peers of other races, and empowered to push for change. Enlightened white people are dangerous to the hegemony.
It’s 10:45pm and my neighbor is running his tractor 💀
a group of men standing next to each other with the words the wooorst
ALT: a group of men standing next to each other with the words the wooorst
media.tenor.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:43 AM
It’s 10:45pm and my neighbor is running his tractor 💀
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Khamenei confirms a death toll of “several thousand” in the Iran protests. (Human rights groups have confirmed that many and are in the process of confirming several thousand more.)
During a speech in Tehran today, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that "several thousand people were killed" during the recent protests by those he described as "seditionists", confirming for the first time that the death toll from the protests is in the thousands.
January 17, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Khamenei confirms a death toll of “several thousand” in the Iran protests. (Human rights groups have confirmed that many and are in the process of confirming several thousand more.)
Pretty wild that we as taxpayers are not only footing the bill for 🧊 but we pay for their crimes and being hidden away into witness protection
January 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Pretty wild that we as taxpayers are not only footing the bill for 🧊 but we pay for their crimes and being hidden away into witness protection
For my birthday next week I want both a steam cleaner AND yarn to knit a sweater
Both are out of budget… but I contain multitudes
Both are out of budget… but I contain multitudes
January 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
For my birthday next week I want both a steam cleaner AND yarn to knit a sweater
Both are out of budget… but I contain multitudes
Both are out of budget… but I contain multitudes
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Finally took down the Christmas tree. She had a good run.
January 10, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Finally took down the Christmas tree. She had a good run.
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This from @hcrichardson.bsky.social --->
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
"'From the In place of international cooperation, the fascists seek to substitute a perverted sort of ultra-nationalism which tells their people that they are the only people in the world who count.'"
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
"'From the In place of international cooperation, the fascists seek to substitute a perverted sort of ultra-nationalism which tells their people that they are the only people in the world who count.'"
January 9, 2026
Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S.
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:39 PM
This from @hcrichardson.bsky.social --->
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
"'From the In place of international cooperation, the fascists seek to substitute a perverted sort of ultra-nationalism which tells their people that they are the only people in the world who count.'"
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
"'From the In place of international cooperation, the fascists seek to substitute a perverted sort of ultra-nationalism which tells their people that they are the only people in the world who count.'"
Welcome to the 5th circle of hell
Trying to give something away for free on FB marketplace
Trying to give something away for free on FB marketplace
January 8, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Welcome to the 5th circle of hell
Trying to give something away for free on FB marketplace
Trying to give something away for free on FB marketplace
Mainers- I was approached at the grocery store today to sign a petition to “keep marijuana away from kids” felt like a dog whistle so I declined.
Came home and googled it- yup. Don’t sign it
Came home and googled it- yup. Don’t sign it
January 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Mainers- I was approached at the grocery store today to sign a petition to “keep marijuana away from kids” felt like a dog whistle so I declined.
Came home and googled it- yup. Don’t sign it
Came home and googled it- yup. Don’t sign it
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Trump scores a perfect 20/20 on the fascism scale. The question is central to understand him. He has disappeared migrants into camps, sent troops into cities, “spread a message of violence” to try to overturn elections, accused migrants of “poisoning the blood of our country”...
Defining Donald Trump
The US leader is often called a fascist but he represents a different kind of political authoritarianism
www.ft.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Trump scores a perfect 20/20 on the fascism scale. The question is central to understand him. He has disappeared migrants into camps, sent troops into cities, “spread a message of violence” to try to overturn elections, accused migrants of “poisoning the blood of our country”...
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Fox Producer: Jesse Watters would like to invite you on his show
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
January 7, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Fox Producer: Jesse Watters would like to invite you on his show
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
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This is excellent coverage: it gives readers context beyond the specific incident, showing a pattern of excessive force, and also documents that DHS keeps using the same and increasingly debunked explanations. Much better than both sidesing the shooting.
Important context for claims that the Nicole Renee Good was obstructing/assaulting officers before she was shot & killed:
The last time immigration agents shot a woman (Marimar Martinez, Chicago) they made similar claims. Prosecutors have already dropped the charges www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
The last time immigration agents shot a woman (Marimar Martinez, Chicago) they made similar claims. Prosecutors have already dropped the charges www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Deadly Minneapolis ICE shooting echoes Franklin Park, Marimar Martinez shootings during Operation Midway Blitz
The deadly Minneapolis shooting by an ICE agent that killed a woman Wednesday morning recalls shootings by federal immigration agents in Chicago during the height of Operation Midway Blitz in the fall...
www.cbsnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This is excellent coverage: it gives readers context beyond the specific incident, showing a pattern of excessive force, and also documents that DHS keeps using the same and increasingly debunked explanations. Much better than both sidesing the shooting.
The days are getting “shorter” but tonight feels especially long
January 4, 2026 at 12:34 AM
The days are getting “shorter” but tonight feels especially long
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NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
January 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
Kids (& adults) are dying from the flu- would be cool to institute a mask mandate for the 1st month of the year following the holidays which is proving to be a super spreader event
Folks on tiktok are scared for back to school but forget how we eradicated a strain of flu the winter everyone masked
Folks on tiktok are scared for back to school but forget how we eradicated a strain of flu the winter everyone masked
January 3, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Kids (& adults) are dying from the flu- would be cool to institute a mask mandate for the 1st month of the year following the holidays which is proving to be a super spreader event
Folks on tiktok are scared for back to school but forget how we eradicated a strain of flu the winter everyone masked
Folks on tiktok are scared for back to school but forget how we eradicated a strain of flu the winter everyone masked
Happy New year! Time to flip over that calendar to the new year and the new month.
If you haven’t gotten one of my calendars yet- now is a great time- they’re on SALE! And I only have a handful left. You can find it on my site. Wishing you and yours a safe and happy new year!
www.GrayDayStudio.com
If you haven’t gotten one of my calendars yet- now is a great time- they’re on SALE! And I only have a handful left. You can find it on my site. Wishing you and yours a safe and happy new year!
www.GrayDayStudio.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Happy New year! Time to flip over that calendar to the new year and the new month.
If you haven’t gotten one of my calendars yet- now is a great time- they’re on SALE! And I only have a handful left. You can find it on my site. Wishing you and yours a safe and happy new year!
www.GrayDayStudio.com
If you haven’t gotten one of my calendars yet- now is a great time- they’re on SALE! And I only have a handful left. You can find it on my site. Wishing you and yours a safe and happy new year!
www.GrayDayStudio.com
Told my husband that JFK airport is now called the DJT-JFK airport and he was equally shocked and yet not surprised
I’ll pin this here to return to when dumpy tries it, although I don’t think so with Mamdani in office
I’ll pin this here to return to when dumpy tries it, although I don’t think so with Mamdani in office
January 1, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Told my husband that JFK airport is now called the DJT-JFK airport and he was equally shocked and yet not surprised
I’ll pin this here to return to when dumpy tries it, although I don’t think so with Mamdani in office
I’ll pin this here to return to when dumpy tries it, although I don’t think so with Mamdani in office
Watched The Bachelor Mother last night starring Ginger Rogers and David Niven. The concept of the movie is a bit odd but that’s in keeping with rom-coms I guess
A cute Christmas-to New Year’s Eve movie from 1940 if you’re looking for an old movie to watch
A cute Christmas-to New Year’s Eve movie from 1940 if you’re looking for an old movie to watch
December 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Watched The Bachelor Mother last night starring Ginger Rogers and David Niven. The concept of the movie is a bit odd but that’s in keeping with rom-coms I guess
A cute Christmas-to New Year’s Eve movie from 1940 if you’re looking for an old movie to watch
A cute Christmas-to New Year’s Eve movie from 1940 if you’re looking for an old movie to watch
Watched Uncle Buck last night after watching the John Candy Doc the day before
Ugh so good. John Candy was really my generation’s Uncle
Ugh so good. John Candy was really my generation’s Uncle
December 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Watched Uncle Buck last night after watching the John Candy Doc the day before
Ugh so good. John Candy was really my generation’s Uncle
Ugh so good. John Candy was really my generation’s Uncle
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An ICE agent groomed and sexually abused a detainee for over 3 months.
These men are more likely to cause harm than the immigrants they’re targeting.
They’re more likely to have criminal records.
Arrest & charge every last one of them.
These men are more likely to cause harm than the immigrants they’re targeting.
They’re more likely to have criminal records.
Arrest & charge every last one of them.
December 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
An ICE agent groomed and sexually abused a detainee for over 3 months.
These men are more likely to cause harm than the immigrants they’re targeting.
They’re more likely to have criminal records.
Arrest & charge every last one of them.
These men are more likely to cause harm than the immigrants they’re targeting.
They’re more likely to have criminal records.
Arrest & charge every last one of them.
Heads up my website is down- working to fix it / waiting to hear back from some folks
Stay tuned. Reach out if you need a calendar or anything in the meantime
Stay tuned. Reach out if you need a calendar or anything in the meantime
December 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Heads up my website is down- working to fix it / waiting to hear back from some folks
Stay tuned. Reach out if you need a calendar or anything in the meantime
Stay tuned. Reach out if you need a calendar or anything in the meantime
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In 2026, I think artists should be proud to self-promo! 🥳
No more shame about selling your wares! No more shyness! In the age of AI, people are desperate for real art and want to see your shops and goodies!! 🎊
No more shame about selling your wares! No more shyness! In the age of AI, people are desperate for real art and want to see your shops and goodies!! 🎊
December 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
In 2026, I think artists should be proud to self-promo! 🥳
No more shame about selling your wares! No more shyness! In the age of AI, people are desperate for real art and want to see your shops and goodies!! 🎊
No more shame about selling your wares! No more shyness! In the age of AI, people are desperate for real art and want to see your shops and goodies!! 🎊
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Prosecute them all. Beyond the depravity of this, it's pure theft. The local prosecutor should open an investigation and charge them all.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Prosecute them all. Beyond the depravity of this, it's pure theft. The local prosecutor should open an investigation and charge them all.