## Biden administration to allow American military contractors to deploy to Ukraine for first time since Russia’s invasion

Authored by edition.cnn.com

The Biden administration has lifted a de facto ban on American military contractors deploying to Ukraine to help the country’s military maintain and repair US-provided weapons systems, particularly F16 fighter jets and Patriot air defense systems, an official with direct knowledge of the plan told CNN.

Officials said they hope it will speed up the maintenance and repairs of weapons systems being used by the Ukrainian military.

It is not clear whether Donald Trump will keep the policy in place when he takes office in January.

Trump has said he hopes to end the war between Ukraine and Russia “within 24 hours” of returning to power.

“These contractors will be located far from the front lines and they will not be fighting Russian forces.

Allowing experienced, US government-funded American contractors to maintain a presence in Ukraine means they will be able to help fix damaged, high-value equipment much faster, officials have told CNN.

Instead, it would likely result in anywhere from a few dozen to a couple hundred contractors working in Ukraine at a time. »

### MAGA Launches Increasingly Horrific Attacks on Women After Trump Win

Authored by newrepublic.com

Many of these lawyers either want nothing to do with him now, or are facing disbarment and criminal charges for their efforts to help Trump.

The lawyers who have stuck around are more MAGA true believers than top conservative legal minds.

As Davis’s post demonstrates, they will also help to bring the full force of the DOJ against Trump’s enemies. »

### Janelle Bynum wins race for Congress, flipping U.S. House seat from GOP to Democratic control

Authored by oregonlive.com

Four-term Democratic state lawmaker Janelle Bynum won a seat in Congress and will be Oregon’s first Black representative.

Bynum currently holds an 8,575 vote edge over Chavez-DeRemer across the district, which covers all or portions of six counties.

If the Republicans hold control of the U.S. House, however, Bynum and the rest of Oregon’s predominantly Democratic lawmakers will have little power to push their agenda. »

### ‘No man will touch me until I have my rights back’: why is the 4B movement going viral after Trump’s win?

Authored by theguardian.com

So I will not let another man touch me until I have my rights back.”.

The mostly online movement began around 2018 protests against revenge porn and grew into South Korea’s #MeToo-esque feminist wave.

In the wake of Trump’s victory, 4B is once again on McKenna’s mind – and she’s not the only one. »

### To appease a Steam user's demands for straight representation, Webfishing added a 'Straight' title that costs 9,999 fish bucks

Authored by pcgamer.com

At time of writing, it's unclear whether they'd noticed the vast majority of other human media that assumes a default straight perspective.

As part of its 1.09 Housecleaning Update, Webfishing now offers the "Straight" title.

Because that original thread's been locked, we can only wonder whether the original complainant is content with the added straight representation. »

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