Patrick Ostendorf
@postendorf.bsky.social
Professor Commercial Law HTW Berlin; Of Counsel Orka Rechtsanwälte
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Fasziniert von der ikonographischen Dichte dieses profanen Fotos. Das menschliche Ritual des 'Verleihens von Würde' ist eben viel älter. Die SiegesTrophäe wird hier zum Fetisch der SelbstErniedrigung, der Demütigung der USA vor der Welt und eine Metapher der Lächerlichkeit
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January 16, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Fasziniert von der ikonographischen Dichte dieses profanen Fotos. Das menschliche Ritual des 'Verleihens von Würde' ist eben viel älter. Die SiegesTrophäe wird hier zum Fetisch der SelbstErniedrigung, der Demütigung der USA vor der Welt und eine Metapher der Lächerlichkeit
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Wer aus Angst vor dem Alleinsein in einer toxischen Beziehung verbleibt obwohl diese den ersehnten Schutz längst nicht mehr (sondern nur das Gegenteil davon) bieten kann, begibt sich auch der Chance wirklich unabhängig zu werden.
Europe needs reliable partners in #Washington — and the United States needs Europe as well. We share core interests: defending democracy, freedom, and self-determination. Thank you for the warm welcome, trustful & in-depth exchange today in DC, Marco Rubio.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Wer aus Angst vor dem Alleinsein in einer toxischen Beziehung verbleibt obwohl diese den ersehnten Schutz längst nicht mehr (sondern nur das Gegenteil davon) bieten kann, begibt sich auch der Chance wirklich unabhängig zu werden.
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Wo sind ähnliche Aussagen von Kanzler Merz, Außenminister Wadepfuhl, Vizekanzler Klingbeil & Boris Pistorius?
Was ein Fehler! Unser loyaler Verbündeter Dänemark & die Menschen in Grönland werden bedroht, aber fast ein Jahr lang feiges Schweigen, das überall laut gehört wird.
Was ein Fehler! Unser loyaler Verbündeter Dänemark & die Menschen in Grönland werden bedroht, aber fast ein Jahr lang feiges Schweigen, das überall laut gehört wird.
🇸🇪🇩🇰🇬🇱 PM of Sweden:
Only Denmark and Greenland have the right to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland. Sweden fully stands up for our neighboring country.
Only Denmark and Greenland have the right to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland. Sweden fully stands up for our neighboring country.
January 4, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Wo sind ähnliche Aussagen von Kanzler Merz, Außenminister Wadepfuhl, Vizekanzler Klingbeil & Boris Pistorius?
Was ein Fehler! Unser loyaler Verbündeter Dänemark & die Menschen in Grönland werden bedroht, aber fast ein Jahr lang feiges Schweigen, das überall laut gehört wird.
Was ein Fehler! Unser loyaler Verbündeter Dänemark & die Menschen in Grönland werden bedroht, aber fast ein Jahr lang feiges Schweigen, das überall laut gehört wird.
Diese Partei ist ein einziger Abgrund von Landesverrat, das sollte sich jeder bewusst machen, der mit einer Wahl der AfD liebäugelt.
Markus Frohnmaier is the AfD official posing in a photo with Trump Under Secretary of State Sarah Rogers. You can read more about him in this 2019 report.
www.dw.com/en/german-af...
www.dw.com/en/german-af...
December 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Diese Partei ist ein einziger Abgrund von Landesverrat, das sollte sich jeder bewusst machen, der mit einer Wahl der AfD liebäugelt.
Not false, but real balancing here in the best sense of that word. Just finished reading, highly recommendable!
Humbled to read these kind words from former @barackobama.bsky.social ambassador and razor-sharp political analyst Luis Moreno about my new book with @mitpress.bsky.social.
December 22, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Not false, but real balancing here in the best sense of that word. Just finished reading, highly recommendable!
Dann als kleinen Trost vielleicht was zum Ermächtigungsbeschluss der Hauptversammlung zum Erwerb eigener Aktien?
Ich schreibe seit 2014 öffentlich dazu. Die FAZ hat mein "Angstprediger"-Buch gefeiert. Und mehr werde ich mich nicht mehr rechtfertigen. Ich könnte jetzt Fotos von all der Primärliteratur machen, die neben mir im Regal steht, aber das ist mir zu doof.
Frau Bednarz, es gibt hunderte Personen, die seit Jahrzehnten zur Neuen Rechten forschen, recherchieren und publizieren. Dutzende Podcasts dazu, Broschüren, Bücher, Artikel, Vorträge, Tagungen. Und jetzt kommen Sie und tun so, als wäre das alles ganz großes Geheimwissen. Das ist doch lächerlich.
December 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Dann als kleinen Trost vielleicht was zum Ermächtigungsbeschluss der Hauptversammlung zum Erwerb eigener Aktien?
Manchmal versteht man warum alle uns Juristen hassen
davon, auch jobmäßig. Ich habe zwei haushohe Examina in Jura, eine Dissertation bei einer absoluten Koryphäe, Peter Ulmer, er hatte sie sogar für einen Preis vorgeschlagen. Ich habe also Jura studiert. Mich nervt es nur noch, das ganze Gerede von Geisteswissenschaftlern, die arrogant -2
December 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Manchmal versteht man warum alle uns Juristen hassen
Two hearts that beat as one
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Two hearts that beat as one
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Fat Man and Little Boy bombed.
October 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Fat Man and Little Boy bombed.
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This is a great cover.
September 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
This is a great cover.
Die Scheinheiligkeit der Rechtspopulisten ist atemberaubend.
Yes, Fox News Host Brian Kilmeade really said this about homeless people: “Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill 'em."
September 15, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Die Scheinheiligkeit der Rechtspopulisten ist atemberaubend.
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I miss moderate centrists, who don’t claim to have all the answers, who don’t ascribe to either extreme ideologies or supposedly god-given rules to try and control other people, and who try to work together to settle problems aware of their own limitations. Where have they gone?
September 14, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I miss moderate centrists, who don’t claim to have all the answers, who don’t ascribe to either extreme ideologies or supposedly god-given rules to try and control other people, and who try to work together to settle problems aware of their own limitations. Where have they gone?
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The right sets the terms of our political discourse in so many ways, one of which is the idea that there isn't enough "debate" and "free speech" on campus.
We need to push back on this. The truth is (speaking for myself as a history prof), I don't really emphasize debate much in my classes/
We need to push back on this. The truth is (speaking for myself as a history prof), I don't really emphasize debate much in my classes/
September 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The right sets the terms of our political discourse in so many ways, one of which is the idea that there isn't enough "debate" and "free speech" on campus.
We need to push back on this. The truth is (speaking for myself as a history prof), I don't really emphasize debate much in my classes/
We need to push back on this. The truth is (speaking for myself as a history prof), I don't really emphasize debate much in my classes/
Man kann es mit der Kritik an einer Wokeness nun auch wirklich übertreiben.
August 20, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Man kann es mit der Kritik an einer Wokeness nun auch wirklich übertreiben.
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Suspect is charged with abolition, emancipation
Multiple National Guard vehicles at the Lincoln Memorial which is not a problem area for crime
August 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Suspect is charged with abolition, emancipation
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The US is on its way to "tractor production has risen 500%" style economic statistics
August 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The US is on its way to "tractor production has risen 500%" style economic statistics
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What to know about court orders, injunctions, and super-injunctions
A general introduction to the coercive powers of the court to order things
Empty City Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/what-to-kn...
Law and Policy Blog: davidallengreen.com/2025/07/what...
What to know about court orders, injunctions, and super-injunctions
A general introduction to the coercive powers of the court to order things
Empty City Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/what-to-kn...
Law and Policy Blog: davidallengreen.com/2025/07/what...
What to know about court orders, injunctions, and super-injunctions
A general introduction to the coercive powers of the court to order things, and what can be done with those powers
emptycity.substack.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
NEW
What to know about court orders, injunctions, and super-injunctions
A general introduction to the coercive powers of the court to order things
Empty City Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/what-to-kn...
Law and Policy Blog: davidallengreen.com/2025/07/what...
What to know about court orders, injunctions, and super-injunctions
A general introduction to the coercive powers of the court to order things
Empty City Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/what-to-kn...
Law and Policy Blog: davidallengreen.com/2025/07/what...
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Some relevant information about how malignant narcissists like Trump respond to stress differently than most of us do:
![Leah McElrath
@leahmcelrath
There's no evidence of that. Malignant narcissists tend to get resentful and dwell on grievances rather than get depressed. They externalize blame and anger rather than internalize them. It's a mistake to assume their psychological processes or affective expressions mirror ours.
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July 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Some relevant information about how malignant narcissists like Trump respond to stress differently than most of us do:
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
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“Trump’s election, and his subsequent campaign to crush demonstrations, is precisely the scenario that liberal critics warned would occur,” Jonathan Chait writes. That this outcome is being used to discredit those same liberals is perverse yet familiar.
Why the Left Blames Liberals for Trump’s Authoritarianism
The debate, as ever, is whether the left is discredited by its own excesses or by criticism of those excesses.
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June 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
“Trump’s election, and his subsequent campaign to crush demonstrations, is precisely the scenario that liberal critics warned would occur,” Jonathan Chait writes. That this outcome is being used to discredit those same liberals is perverse yet familiar.
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dear dear dear gods
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, bungled answers on Tuesday about habeas corpus, incorrectly saying that the legal right of people to challenge their detention by the government was actually the president’s “constitutional right” to deport people.
Noem Incorrectly Defines Habeas Corpus as the President’s Right to Deport People
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:51 AM
dear dear dear gods
Schlimmer Verdacht, hatte der Rezensent ihrer Habilitationsschrift etwa doch Recht?
May 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Schlimmer Verdacht, hatte der Rezensent ihrer Habilitationsschrift etwa doch Recht?