Wess Mongo Jolley
@wessmongojolley.bsky.social
Wess Mongo Jolley is a Canadian novelist, editor, and poet, most well-known for hosting the IndieFeed Performance Poetry Channel, and his horror trilogy, The Last Handful of Clover. Mongo writes from Montreal, Quebec. Find him at http://wessmongojolley.com
Burn this picture into your retinas. This is our future.
April 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Burn this picture into your retinas. This is our future.
Trump is blinking so fast on these tariffs, it's like he's trying to send morse code.
April 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Trump is blinking so fast on these tariffs, it's like he's trying to send morse code.
At this moment, the Dow is down ANOTHER 2,000 points, wiping out more than a year of gains.
How is this winning working out for everybody?
How is this winning working out for everybody?
April 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
At this moment, the Dow is down ANOTHER 2,000 points, wiping out more than a year of gains.
How is this winning working out for everybody?
How is this winning working out for everybody?
Say their names. Tell their stories.
April 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Say their names. Tell their stories.
The Guardian is calling on JD Vance to resign after his humiliation in Greenland.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
March 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Guardian is calling on JD Vance to resign after his humiliation in Greenland.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Say the word.
March 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Say the word.
Stop mincing words. Soft-pedaling fascism with less frightening words is exactly what they want.
March 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Stop mincing words. Soft-pedaling fascism with less frightening words is exactly what they want.
This was my first thought. As a records manager for thirty years, this immediately sounded to me like an attempt to circumvent federal recordkeeping and reporting requirements, and as such, it becomes criminal activity.
March 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
This was my first thought. As a records manager for thirty years, this immediately sounded to me like an attempt to circumvent federal recordkeeping and reporting requirements, and as such, it becomes criminal activity.
This is exactly the right way to deal with a megalomaniac. No conversation until Trump respects Canadian sovereignty.
P.S... I'm now giving a free ride on the trebuchet for any of my followers/friend who support either Trump or Poilievre. Feel free to out yourself, if you'd like a free ride...
P.S... I'm now giving a free ride on the trebuchet for any of my followers/friend who support either Trump or Poilievre. Feel free to out yourself, if you'd like a free ride...
March 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This is exactly the right way to deal with a megalomaniac. No conversation until Trump respects Canadian sovereignty.
P.S... I'm now giving a free ride on the trebuchet for any of my followers/friend who support either Trump or Poilievre. Feel free to out yourself, if you'd like a free ride...
P.S... I'm now giving a free ride on the trebuchet for any of my followers/friend who support either Trump or Poilievre. Feel free to out yourself, if you'd like a free ride...
The ultimate result of Trump’s assault on academia: A massive brain-drain of our best minds. Who thinks this can end well?
March 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The ultimate result of Trump’s assault on academia: A massive brain-drain of our best minds. Who thinks this can end well?
I made the front cover!
Well, okay, it was 1977, and just my high school newspaper, but still…
Well, okay, it was 1977, and just my high school newspaper, but still…
March 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I made the front cover!
Well, okay, it was 1977, and just my high school newspaper, but still…
Well, okay, it was 1977, and just my high school newspaper, but still…
Re-reading one of the classics. Unfortunately, the sequel is going to suck.
March 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Re-reading one of the classics. Unfortunately, the sequel is going to suck.
Everyone... EVERYONE... Needs to understand it's not safe to travel to the US.
It doesn't matter what country you're coming from, what your citizenship status is, or even what politics you hold.
ICE may snatch anyone, for any reason.
Every border crossing is rolling the dice.
Just don't do it.
It doesn't matter what country you're coming from, what your citizenship status is, or even what politics you hold.
ICE may snatch anyone, for any reason.
Every border crossing is rolling the dice.
Just don't do it.
March 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Everyone... EVERYONE... Needs to understand it's not safe to travel to the US.
It doesn't matter what country you're coming from, what your citizenship status is, or even what politics you hold.
ICE may snatch anyone, for any reason.
Every border crossing is rolling the dice.
Just don't do it.
It doesn't matter what country you're coming from, what your citizenship status is, or even what politics you hold.
ICE may snatch anyone, for any reason.
Every border crossing is rolling the dice.
Just don't do it.
Canadians: Be careful out there. We're about to be hit with massive disinformation efforts, coming out of Russia...
March 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Canadians: Be careful out there. We're about to be hit with massive disinformation efforts, coming out of Russia...
This continues to be jaw-droppingly insane. The "Justice Department" (quotes intentional) under Pam Bondi is fighting AGAINST a federal judge, trying to argue he doesn't have the right to make any check on executive authority. This is upside-down-town. And terrifyingly dangerous.
March 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This continues to be jaw-droppingly insane. The "Justice Department" (quotes intentional) under Pam Bondi is fighting AGAINST a federal judge, trying to argue he doesn't have the right to make any check on executive authority. This is upside-down-town. And terrifyingly dangerous.
Tell me this photo isn’t horrifying.
The men with their roughly shaved heads, huddled together on the floor in their underwear. The guards with their faces covered, hovering over them with batons and riot shields.
America, what a sad, terrifying, pathetic nightmare you’ve become…
The men with their roughly shaved heads, huddled together on the floor in their underwear. The guards with their faces covered, hovering over them with batons and riot shields.
America, what a sad, terrifying, pathetic nightmare you’ve become…
March 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Tell me this photo isn’t horrifying.
The men with their roughly shaved heads, huddled together on the floor in their underwear. The guards with their faces covered, hovering over them with batons and riot shields.
America, what a sad, terrifying, pathetic nightmare you’ve become…
The men with their roughly shaved heads, huddled together on the floor in their underwear. The guards with their faces covered, hovering over them with batons and riot shields.
America, what a sad, terrifying, pathetic nightmare you’ve become…
Always amazed at the great finds in the free book boxes around Montreal…
March 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Always amazed at the great finds in the free book boxes around Montreal…
This…
But dozens or hundreds of times every day, all over the country, until this stops.
But dozens or hundreds of times every day, all over the country, until this stops.
March 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This…
But dozens or hundreds of times every day, all over the country, until this stops.
But dozens or hundreds of times every day, all over the country, until this stops.
Sometimes grammar checkers are just wildly wrong. I've been getting a lot of results like this recently in ProWriting Aid...
And if they can be this wrong, I'm sure AI is even less reliable...
And if they can be this wrong, I'm sure AI is even less reliable...
March 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Sometimes grammar checkers are just wildly wrong. I've been getting a lot of results like this recently in ProWriting Aid...
And if they can be this wrong, I'm sure AI is even less reliable...
And if they can be this wrong, I'm sure AI is even less reliable...
Today’s book recommendation. This one was a devastating read. I haven’t yet read The Kite Runner, but it’s now on my list. Hosseini writes compelling and powerful prose, and his characters are absolutely engaging.
March 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Today’s book recommendation. This one was a devastating read. I haven’t yet read The Kite Runner, but it’s now on my list. Hosseini writes compelling and powerful prose, and his characters are absolutely engaging.
Meanwhile, in Canada...
March 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Meanwhile, in Canada...
Wish me luck…
March 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Wish me luck…
Back in the early 1980s I spent two of my years at the University of Utah trying to learn Sanskrit. All I have left of that experience are four binders of notes and translations, and a couple of textbooks, reinforced with duct tape.
February 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Back in the early 1980s I spent two of my years at the University of Utah trying to learn Sanskrit. All I have left of that experience are four binders of notes and translations, and a couple of textbooks, reinforced with duct tape.
If you’re in the US, resolve to NEVER VOTE REPUBLICAN.
If you’re in Canada, resolve to NEVER VOTE CONSERVATIVE.
Different rodeo. Same clowns.
If you’re in Canada, resolve to NEVER VOTE CONSERVATIVE.
Different rodeo. Same clowns.
February 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If you’re in the US, resolve to NEVER VOTE REPUBLICAN.
If you’re in Canada, resolve to NEVER VOTE CONSERVATIVE.
Different rodeo. Same clowns.
If you’re in Canada, resolve to NEVER VOTE CONSERVATIVE.
Different rodeo. Same clowns.
Made a new friend at Costco.
February 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Made a new friend at Costco.