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Jesús Montero
@monterojesus.bsky.social
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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* 👈🏻
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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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Day 3 Today I swam 1km for The National Brain Appeal. Distance to complete the challenge: 64km 463m
#TeamBrainAppealLondon
#TBIawareness #Persistence

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February 6, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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My charity swim continues!

Day 2 Today I swam 840m for The National Brain Appeal. Distance to complete the challenge: 65km 463m
#TeamBrainAppealLondon
#TBIawareness #Persistence

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My fundraiser for The National Brain Appeal
Help raise money to support The National Brain Appeal
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February 4, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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My new fundraising page for The National Brain Appeal is now live! This new 67km swimming challenge for 2026 is part of my 🧠 recovery journey after a #TBI and every donation makes a real difference. #TeamBrainAppealLondon
#TBIawareness #Persistence
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February 4, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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My Córdoba-born heart goes out to the victims and families of the train accident in #Adamuz. I’m holding you in my thoughts at this heartbreaking time.
January 19, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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🏆 I can’t quite believe it 🏊🏻‍♂️ 61km done! Day 73. Today I swam the final 1km of my charity swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social
#MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸
#MonteroSwims #TBIawareness #Persistence #LondonAquaticsCentre

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January 14, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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5:30am start on a Sunday and last 🏊🏻‍♂️ 1km to complete my 61km charity 🏊🏻‍♂️ swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social DAY 72 Today I swam 1km 100m. Distance to complete challenge = 1 km 020m #MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸 #MonteroSwims #LondonAquaticsCentre
#TBIawareness #Persistence

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January 11, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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Mass surveillance, the metaverse, making America ‘great again’: the novelists who predicted our present
Mass surveillance, the metaverse, making America ‘great again’: the novelists who predicted our present
From Jorge Luis Borges to George Orwell and Margaret Atwood, novelists have foreseen some of the major developments of our age. What can we learn from their prophecies?
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January 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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My 61km charity 🏊🏻‍♂️ swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social continues: DAY 71 Today I swam 1km 100m. Distance to complete challenge = 2 km 120m #MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸 #MonteroSwims
#TBIawareness #Persistence

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61km SWIM for Medical Aid for Palestinians
Help raise money to support Medical Aid for Palestinians
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January 7, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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The overlap between places we want to dominate and places that have oil is striking
January 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Cold in London. Textbook controlled crash-landing. 🦆 ❄️
January 3, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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First swim of 2026 and 100m more post-TBI. So proud. My 61km charity 🏊🏻‍♂️ swim for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social continues: DAY 70 Today I swam 1km 100m. Distance to complete challenge = 3 km 220m #MonteroSwimsForGAZA 🇵🇸 #MonteroSwims
#TBIawareness #Persistence

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61km SWIM for Medical Aid for Palestinians
Help raise money to support Medical Aid for Palestinians
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January 2, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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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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December 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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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
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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
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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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61km SWIM for Medical Aid for Palestinians
Help raise money to support Medical Aid for Palestinians
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December 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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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
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December 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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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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December 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Fantastic news! 🇪🇸🇬🇧
embspainuk.bsky.social Embassy Spain in UK @embspainuk.bsky.social · Dec 20
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.
December 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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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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December 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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thenerve.news THE NERVE @thenerve.news · Dec 16
“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.

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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
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December 17, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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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...
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December 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM