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Javier Basulto
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Mexican career diplomat 🇲🇽 working in Vienna 🇦🇹. Private account.

Interested in: #ForeignAffairs #Diplomacy #History #Archaeology #Linguistics #LGBTIQ+ #Literature #ItalianMusic

🗣: español, English, Deutsch, italiano, português & català.
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javobas.bsky.social
34. #Krampuslauf in #Klagenfurt, #Österreich. Der größte Krampuslauf des Landes mit zirka 800 Läufern und 50,000 Zuschauern. Es hat Spaß gemacht!

34th #Krampus Parade in Klagenfurt, the largest parade of its kind in #Austria. It was really fun!
Krampus parade in Klagenfurt, Austria. Krampus parade in Klagenfurt, Austria. Krampus parade in Klagenfurt, Austria. Krampus parade in Klagenfurt, Austria.
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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mm-corriere-bot.bsky.social
La morte di Ornella Vanoni, regina della canzone italiana. Malore in casa, aveva 91 anni. «Ho pagato tutto con gli interessi»
https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/25_novembre_21/e-morta-ornella-vanoni-la-cantante-aveva-91-anni-0e62b739-46fd-47f2-bd95-0f2e2d3fcxlk.shtml
November 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
javobas.bsky.social
Der Grazer Uhrturm bei Sonnenuntergang #Österreich

The Clock Tower in the city of #Graz, #Austria, at sunset.

La torre del reloj de la ciudad de Graz, Austria, al atardecer.
The clock tower in Graz, Austria.
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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antiquity.ac.uk
Archaeologists have unearthed a Bronze Age metropolis in the heart of the Eurasian steppe: an early form of city as complex as those of contemporary, more traditionally 'urban' civilisations, showing how steppe polities were just as sophisticated.

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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al-mutaghatris.bsky.social
it's Friday, so I can post a little rage bait, as a treat #langsky
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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erikhansson.bsky.social
I just staumbled across ELDP, Endangered Languages Documentation Programme, "creating a repository of resources for linguistics, the social science, and language communities."
Lots to read here!
www.eldp.net
#endangered #languages #project #langsky
Picture of an elder woman in rural Africa weaving baskets.
November 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
javobas.bsky.social
Lichtergarten im Schloss #Schönbrunn, #Wien, ein wunderschöner Nachtspaziergang durch kunstvolle Lichtinstallationen mit kaiserlichem Flair. #ImperialLights

"Imperial Lights" in the gardens of Schönbrunn Palace. A wonderful night walk through artistic light installations. #Vienna
"Imperial Lights" in Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna. "Imperial Lights" in Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna. "Imperial Lights" in Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna. "Imperial Lights" in Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna.
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
javobas.bsky.social
Last night we were at the first christmas market of this season in #Vienna, at Schönbrunn Palace.

Gestern Abend, kurzer Besuch zum ersten #Christkindlmarkt der Saison, vor dem Schloss #Schönbrunn in #Wien. Er war zum Platzen voll und deswegen sind wir nicht so lange dort geblieben!
Christmas market at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. Christmas market at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. Christmas market at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. Christmas market at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.
November 9, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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ausir.bsky.social
Ha, this Polish saying has already been assimilated into English enough to end up in Cambridge Dictionary, first English-language dictionary other than Wiktionary to include it.

It's become popular in English in the last few years, starting mostly with its use in Orange Is the New Black in 2017
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not my circus, not my monkeys
1. used for saying that a problem is not your responsibility, or that you have…
dictionary.cambridge.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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arkeogato.bsky.social
Cherubic column from colonial #Merida. This wooden column is one of my favorites in the Merida City Museum’s collection. #history #archaeology #religiousart 🏺
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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drcraigb.bsky.social
'Massive New Map Reveals 300,000 Km of Ancient Roman Roads'
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And the actual research paper is here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

www.sciencealert.com/massive-new-...
Massive New Map Reveals 300,000 Km of Ancient Roman Roads
It turns out that not all roads lead to Rome, after all – at least, not in a literal sense.
www.sciencealert.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
javobas.bsky.social
November 2, 2025. Spectacular opening today of the "Ofrenda" (Mexican altar to the dead) in the #Weltmuseum in #Vienna . It was a wonderful event full of Mexican culture.

#DayoftheDead #DayoftheDead2025

02nov2025. Espectacular ofrenda de muertos en el Museo del Mundo de #Viena.

#DíadeMuertos
Nov. 2, 2025. Celebration of the Mexican Day of the Dead in the Weltmuseum, in Vienna, Austria. Nov. 2, 2025. Celebration of the Mexican Day of the Dead in the Weltmuseum, in Vienna, Austria. Nov. 2, 2025. Celebration of the Mexican Day of the Dead in the Weltmuseum, in Vienna, Austria. Nov. 2, 2025. Celebration of the Mexican Day of the Dead in the Weltmuseum, in Vienna, Austria.
November 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
javobas.bsky.social
November 2. Today is the "Day of the Dead" in #Mexico and I wish a wonderful celebration to my fellow Mexicans in all four corners of the world.

#DayoftheDead #DayoftheDead2025

2 de noviembre. Deseo un excelente "Día de Muertos" a todo/as la/os mexicanos/as.

#DíadeMuertos #DíadeMuertos2025
November 2, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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hansdigital.bsky.social
La #tradición mexicana del Día de Muertos conquista espacios culturales en #Alemania. Museos, #embajadas y comunidades mexicanas han hecho del #DíaDeMuertos una cita fija en Alemania, donde #catrinas, papel picado y #ofrendas enlazan a ambas #culturas en una #celebración de #memoria y #arte
La tradición mexicana del Día de Muertos conquista espacios culturales en Alemania - Hans Digital
Museos, embajadas y comunidades mexicanas han hecho del Día de Muertos una cita fija en Alemania, donde catrinas, papel picado y ofrendas enlazan a ambas culturas en una celebración de memoria y arte
hansdigital.com.mx
October 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
javobas.bsky.social
This year's "ofrenda" (altar to the dead) at our home, dedicated to our parents. Since we couldn't find #Mexican "pan de muerto" (bread of the dead) in #Vienna, we substituted it with a traditional Austrian " #Allerheiligenstriezel "or "All Saint's braid".

#DayoftheDead #DíadeMuertos #Mexico
"Ofrenda" or Mexican altar to the dead. "Ofrenda" or Mexican altar to the dead. "Ofrenda" or Mexican altar to the dead. "Ofrenda" or Mexican altar to the dead.
November 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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partialhistorians.bsky.social
Detail from the gladiator mosaics housed in the Villa Borghese.

This #MosaicMonday we bear witness to the gruelling stakes of the arena where death was always a possibility.
The Gladiator Mosaic is a famous set of five large mosaics of gladiators and venators and two smaller ones. The mosaics are dated to the first half of the 4th century CE. In the centre of the action a secutor seems poised to offer the downed retiarius a final blow but the retiarius named Astius also carries the sign of death, so perhaps one more blow is unnecessary.
October 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
javobas.bsky.social
Setagaya Park in herbstlichen Farben. #Wien

#Vienna 's Setagaya Park in autumn colors.

El Parque #Setagaya de #Viena, vestido de otoño.
Setagaya Park in Vienna, Austria. Setagaya Park in Vienna, Austria. Setagaya Park in Vienna, Austria. Setagaya Park in Vienna, Austria.
October 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
javobas.bsky.social
First event in Austria for "Día de Muertos" (#Day oftheDead) 2025. A beautiful "ofrenda" (altar) and Mexican music at the Latin American Institute in #Vienna.

Erste Veranstaltung zum Día de Muertos (#TagderToten) 2025 in #Wien beim österreichischen Lateinamerika-Institut.

#DíadeMuertos
"Día de Muertos" (Day of the Dead) celebration at the Latin America Institute in Vienna. "Día de Muertos" (Day of the Dead) celebration at the Latin America Institute in Vienna. "Día de Muertos" (Day of the Dead) celebration at the Latin America Institute in Vienna. "Día de Muertos" (Day of the Dead) celebration at the Latin America Institute in Vienna.
October 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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antiquity.ac.uk
The world's first writing system, cuneiform, came from Mesopotamia. Links identified between proto-cuneiform signs and cylinder seals (a pre-literate form of accounting) shed light on the origins of this world-changing system #NationalDayonWriting

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology
Comparison of the ‘fringed cloth’ motif and proto-cuneiform signs. Above: four illustrations of similar, textile-related proto-cuneiform signs. Below: three illustrations and one photograph of similar motifs on cylinder seals and tokens which may have influenced the signs' development.
October 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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mashedradish.bsky.social
We already have 2025 WOTY action. 'Das crazy' was voted the 2025 German Youth Word of the Year. It beat 'goonen' and 'checkst du,' demonstrating the global impact of English in internet slang. 'Das crazy' is often used when someone doesn't know what to say, inter alia.

www.dw.com/en/das-crazy...
'Das crazy' is the German Youth Word of the Year 2025 – DW – 10/18/2025
Selected by Germany's youth as their trendiest slang of the year, the expression "das crazy" beat two other shortlisted favorites, "goonen" and "checkst du."
www.dw.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
javobas.bsky.social
Didn't expect much of this #movie but I totally enjoyed it in the end. It's a wacky action/comedy #film, visually stunning and with superb acting. Del Toro and Sean Penn are simply fantastic in their respective roles. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. #Abattleafteranother
Promotional ad of Paul Thomas Anderson's 2025 film "A Battle after Another".
October 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
javobas.bsky.social
Seen today at the movie theater in Vienna, Austria. It's again the time of the year when #Mexican motifs pop up in the most unlikely places. #Mexico #Dayofthedead

Visto hoy en el cine en Viena, Austria. Es la época del año cuando los motivos mexicanos aparecen por doquier. #México #Díademuertos
A soda plastic cup with motifs related to the Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations A stuffed beaver wearing a Mexican hat.
October 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
javobas.bsky.social
#Spanish #langsky

The sentences below are 100% correct. The conjugated verbs “fueres”, “fuere” and “vieres” are examples of the Future #subjunctive tense. It has almost disappeared in modern Spanish, although it can still be found in very formal texts. Non-natives do not need to master it.
Two examples of Spanish Future Subjunctive, a verbal tense that is uncommon but used in very formal language.
October 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
javobas.bsky.social
#Fotovorschlag
'Farbe: Orange'

Baum im Herbst. #Wien
Baum im Herbst. Wien.
October 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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kpw1453.bsky.social
Remains of the Mary Rose - Henry VIII’s warship that sunk in July 1545 at the Battle of the Solent. Raised in 1982, the ship is located and preserved at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard site. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #MaryRose #Portsmouth
October 8, 2025 at 5:53 AM