Jesús Montero
@monterojesus.bsky.social
London
British 🎭 writer 🎬 director
Life in 3 acts:
🇪🇸 ACT 1 Andalusia
🇺🇸 ACT 2 Massachusetts
🇬🇧 ACT 3 London
🇪🇺 48% Remainer
He/him
✍🏼 Society of Authors
🎬 BECTU
🟨 National Geographic,
🇬🇧 BBC & Channel 4 alumni
🧠TBI survivor
🦋 No access to *CHATS* 👈🏻
British 🎭 writer 🎬 director
Life in 3 acts:
🇪🇸 ACT 1 Andalusia
🇺🇸 ACT 2 Massachusetts
🇬🇧 ACT 3 London
🇪🇺 48% Remainer
He/him
✍🏼 Society of Authors
🎬 BECTU
🟨 National Geographic,
🇬🇧 BBC & Channel 4 alumni
🧠TBI survivor
🦋 No access to *CHATS* 👈🏻
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Jesús Montero
@monterojesus.bsky.social
· Nov 15
For me, a ream of white paper is more like a block of marble and, writing, a process of continuous elimination; just like re-writing is more sculpture than painting. All you need to do is chip off the unnecessary. 8.11.2015
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Last swim of 2025. My 61km charity 🏊🏻♂️ swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social continues: DAY 69 Today I swam 1km . Distance to complete challenge = 4km 320m #MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸 #MonteroSwims
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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#TBIawareness #Persistence
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December 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Last swim of 2025. My 61km charity 🏊🏻♂️ swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social continues: DAY 69 Today I swam 1km . Distance to complete challenge = 4km 320m #MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸 #MonteroSwims
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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#TBIawareness #Persistence
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The festive season can be incredibly tough for many. Please know, you are not alone. There is support available. If you're struggling, or know someone who is, visit my website for organisations that can help: drrosena.co.uk/winter-support
December 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The festive season can be incredibly tough for many. Please know, you are not alone. There is support available. If you're struggling, or know someone who is, visit my website for organisations that can help: drrosena.co.uk/winter-support
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🇫🇷 Brigitte Bardot, décédée à l'âge de 91 ans, "incarnait une vie de liberté", "nous pleurons une légende du siècle", a réagi dimanche sur X Emmanuel Macron.
December 28, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🇫🇷 Brigitte Bardot, décédée à l'âge de 91 ans, "incarnait une vie de liberté", "nous pleurons une légende du siècle", a réagi dimanche sur X Emmanuel Macron.
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My 61km charity 🏊🏻♂️ swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social continues: DAY 68 Today I swam 1km . Distance to complete challenge = 5km 320m #MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸 #MonteroSwims
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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tinyurl.com/5fcuhhkv
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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tinyurl.com/5fcuhhkv
61km SWIM for Medical Aid for Palestinians
Help raise money to support Medical Aid for Palestinians
tinyurl.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
My 61km charity 🏊🏻♂️ swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social continues: DAY 68 Today I swam 1km . Distance to complete challenge = 5km 320m #MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸 #MonteroSwims
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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#TBIawareness #Persistence
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Whitehall celebrates on Boxing Day as Britain sold a record £20bn in arms around the world in 2025.
December 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Whitehall celebrates on Boxing Day as Britain sold a record £20bn in arms around the world in 2025.
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My 61km charity 🏊🏻♂️ swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social continues: DAY 67 Today I swam 1km . Distance to complete challenge = 6km 320m #MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸 #MonteroSwims
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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#TBIawareness #Persistence
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December 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
My 61km charity 🏊🏻♂️ swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social continues: DAY 67 Today I swam 1km . Distance to complete challenge = 6km 320m #MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸 #MonteroSwims
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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#TBIawareness #Persistence
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Fantastic news! 🇪🇸🇬🇧
We welcome our new Ambassador, Emma Aparici, the first woman to serve as Spain’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
We look forward to further strengthening the ties between Spain and the UK and deepening our close cooperation.
We look forward to further strengthening the ties between Spain and the UK and deepening our close cooperation.
December 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Fantastic news! 🇪🇸🇬🇧
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My 61km charity 🏊🏻♂️ swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social continues: DAY 66 Today I swam 1km . Distance to complete challenge = 7km 320m #MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸 #MonteroSwims
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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#TBIawareness #Persistence
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December 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
My 61km charity 🏊🏻♂️ swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social continues: DAY 66 Today I swam 1km . Distance to complete challenge = 7km 320m #MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸 #MonteroSwims
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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#TBIawareness #Persistence
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“Let's make Together for Palestine's record this year's Christmas No 1.” Musician and activist Brian Eno explains why one song in particular matters this Christmas.
December 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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An agreement to rejoin Erasmus – the EU’s student exchange programme – is expected to be announced today as part of the UK government’s drive towards closer relations with Brussels.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:36 AM
An agreement to rejoin Erasmus – the EU’s student exchange programme – is expected to be announced today as part of the UK government’s drive towards closer relations with Brussels.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
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British Library staff asked for a decent pay. Instead they got ‘a few money-saving present ideas’, such as ‘consider not giving presents this holiday season’. They are on strike this week. I wrote about it for @lrb.co.uk. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
Anna Aslanyan | On the Picket Line
On Monday morning, more than a hundred people formed a picket line outside one of the entrances to the British Library...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
British Library staff asked for a decent pay. Instead they got ‘a few money-saving present ideas’, such as ‘consider not giving presents this holiday season’. They are on strike this week. I wrote about it for @lrb.co.uk. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
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My 61km charity 🏊🏻♂️ swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social continues: DAY 65 Today I swam 1km . Distance to complete challenge = 8km 320m #MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸 #MonteroSwims
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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tinyurl.com/5fcuhhkv
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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tinyurl.com/5fcuhhkv
61km SWIM for Medical Aid for Palestinians
Help raise money to support Medical Aid for Palestinians
tinyurl.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
My 61km charity 🏊🏻♂️ swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social continues: DAY 65 Today I swam 1km . Distance to complete challenge = 8km 320m #MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸 #MonteroSwims
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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tinyurl.com/5fcuhhkv
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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tinyurl.com/5fcuhhkv
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On what should be a day of joy and light for Jewish communities around the world, I am appalled by the scenes from Bondi today.
My heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the families affected.
My heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the families affected.
December 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
On what should be a day of joy and light for Jewish communities around the world, I am appalled by the scenes from Bondi today.
My heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the families affected.
My heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the families affected.
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My 61km charity 🏊🏻♂️ swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social continues: DAY 64 Today I swam 700m . Distance to complete challenge = 9km 320m #MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸 #MonteroSwims
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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tinyurl.com/5fcuhhkv
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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tinyurl.com/5fcuhhkv
61km SWIM for Medical Aid for Palestinians
Help raise money to support Medical Aid for Palestinians
tinyurl.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
My 61km charity 🏊🏻♂️ swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social continues: DAY 64 Today I swam 700m . Distance to complete challenge = 9km 320m #MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸 #MonteroSwims
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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tinyurl.com/5fcuhhkv
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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Translation:
‘This is how they announce that Spain won't be participating in Eurovision. Bravo RTVE. Bravo Silvia Intxaurrondo. Once again.’
#Eurovision
‘This is how they announce that Spain won't be participating in Eurovision. Bravo RTVE. Bravo Silvia Intxaurrondo. Once again.’
#Eurovision
Así es como se comunica que España no participará en Eurovision. Bravo RTVE. Bravo Silvia Intxaurrondo. Una vez más.
December 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Translation:
‘This is how they announce that Spain won't be participating in Eurovision. Bravo RTVE. Bravo Silvia Intxaurrondo. Once again.’
#Eurovision
‘This is how they announce that Spain won't be participating in Eurovision. Bravo RTVE. Bravo Silvia Intxaurrondo. Once again.’
#Eurovision
Bravo @rtvenoticias.rtve.es
Así es como se comunica que España no participará en Eurovision. Bravo RTVE. Bravo Silvia Intxaurrondo. Una vez más.
December 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Bravo @rtvenoticias.rtve.es
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After a four-week long, major, unfortunate 🧠 setback, beyond my control, my 61km charity 🏊🏻♂️ swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social continues: DAY 63 Today I swam 600m . Distance to complete challenge = 10km 020m #MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸 #MonteroSwims
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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tinyurl.com/5fcuhhkv
#TBIawareness #Persistence
🔗
tinyurl.com/5fcuhhkv
61km SWIM for Medical Aid for Palestinians
Help raise money to support Medical Aid for Palestinians
tinyurl.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
After a four-week long, major, unfortunate 🧠 setback, beyond my control, my 61km charity 🏊🏻♂️ swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social continues: DAY 63 Today I swam 600m . Distance to complete challenge = 10km 020m #MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸 #MonteroSwims
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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tinyurl.com/5fcuhhkv
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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tinyurl.com/5fcuhhkv
Eurovisión 2026 = A cantar un “posicionamiento político que coloca a Europa como cómplice de la normalización de crímenes masivos.”
ANÁLISIS | Qué hace Europa mientras Israel asesina en Gaza y prepara otra actuación en Eurovisión
Si España defiende la posición de RTVE ante Eurovisión, la coherencia obliga a dar más pasos en ese sentido y suspender relaciones con Israel
✍️↘️ www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
Si España defiende la posición de RTVE ante Eurovisión, la coherencia obliga a dar más pasos en ese sentido y suspender relaciones con Israel
✍️↘️ www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
Qué hace Europa mientras Israel asesina en Gaza y prepara otra actuación en Eurovisión
Parece más sencillo detectar la obscenidad cuando Israel canta en Eurovisión que cuando hace negocios con la UE: la razón para retirarse del concurso es la misma que exige suspender relaciones con Isr...
www.eldiario.es
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Eurovisión 2026 = A cantar un “posicionamiento político que coloca a Europa como cómplice de la normalización de crímenes masivos.”
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🧠 🇬🇧 #ABIactionPlan Spring 2026 hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
Acquired Brain Injury Action Plan - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Acquired Brain Injury Action Plan' on Thursday 4 December 2025.
hansard.parliament.uk
December 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
🧠 🇬🇧 #ABIactionPlan Spring 2026 hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
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Great news. Spring 2026 🧠 🇬🇧 #ABIactionPlan @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Great news. Spring 2026 🧠 🇬🇧 #ABIactionPlan @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social
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Debate on acquired brain injury is now underway in parliament. We hope this will lead to a new strategy on abi
December 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Debate on acquired brain injury is now underway in parliament. We hope this will lead to a new strategy on abi
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A comet sighting from India, the dunes of Death Valley, and more—check out a collection of winners and selected images from the 2025 International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition:
Winners of the 2025 International Landscape Photographer of the Year
A collection of winners and selected images from the competition’s “Top 101” group, chosen from more than 3,600 entries by professional and amateur photographers around the world
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December 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A comet sighting from India, the dunes of Death Valley, and more—check out a collection of winners and selected images from the 2025 International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition:
Exciting news!
We’re writing a book!
“Making Waves (working title): Learning to Swim - Again -After Brain Injury.” ✍🏼 J. Montero & ✍🏼✍🏼 Keeley Bullock
We’re writing a book!
“Making Waves (working title): Learning to Swim - Again -After Brain Injury.” ✍🏼 J. Montero & ✍🏼✍🏼 Keeley Bullock
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Exciting news!
We’re writing a book!
“Making Waves (working title): Learning to Swim - Again -After Brain Injury.” ✍🏼 J. Montero & ✍🏼✍🏼 Keeley Bullock
We’re writing a book!
“Making Waves (working title): Learning to Swim - Again -After Brain Injury.” ✍🏼 J. Montero & ✍🏼✍🏼 Keeley Bullock