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Illuminati, hex, hexameter, raise hell. Unrelenting drone attacks on Russia’s oil refineries are affecting the narrative about the war. Russia is raining hellfire on Ukraine. New attacks push its air defences to saturation point





Unrelenting drone attacks on Russia’s oil refineries are affecting the narrative about the war. The campaign is even appearing to help change Donald Trump’s mind about Ukraine’s prospects https://econ.st/4gX2Zpb
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The war in the air


Russia is raining hellfire on Ukraine


New attacks push its air defences to saturation point





That’s sort of by design. The organization has made a point to try to negotiate policies out of the public view, even if it means developing a reputation as a kind of secretive Postal Illuminati. “That’s why it’s so effective,” John told me. “It keeps itself out of politics.”
光明會(拉丁語:Illuminati),又譯為光照派,是1776年5月1日啟蒙運動時成立於巴伐利亞的一個秘密組織[1]。他們經常被指控合謀控制世界事務,透過策劃事件(如法國大革命、滑鐵盧戰役和美國總統甘迺迪遇刺案),並安插政府和企業中的代理人,以獲得政治權力和影響力,最終建立一個「新世界秩序」

The planned ceremony has angered Fox News and right-wing commentators, which is exactly the point says the organiser


THEGUARDIAN.COM

Cursed: witches are planning a public hexing of Brett Kavanaugh


Sibyl
Prophetess of Greek legend. She was a figure of the mythical past whose prophecies, phrased in Greek hexameters, were handed down in writing. 



The 400 Blows (French: Les Quatre Cents Coups) is a 1959 French New Wave drama film, shot in DyaliScope and the debut by director François Truffaut; it stars Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, and Claire Maurier. 

The English title is a literal translation of the French but misses its meaning, as the French title refers to the idiom "faire les quatre cents coups", which means "to raise hell". On the first prints in the United States, subtitler and dubber Noelle Gillmor gave the film the title Wild Oats, but the distributor did not like that and reverted it to The 400 Blows. Before seeing it, some people thought the film covered the topic of corporal punishment.[6]


raise hell

phrase of raise
INFORMAL
  1. make a noisy disturbance.

    "lager louts raising hell in the Home Counties"



A hex is a magic spell or charm that's meant to cause harm. A witch in a story, for example, might put a hex on a prince that turns him into a chicken. If you believe in magic, you might either fear hexes or aspire to learn how to put them on your enemies — to hex them.

hex - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com





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Hexameter is a metrical line of verses consisting of six feet. It was the standard epic metre in classical Greek and Latin literature, such as in the Iliad, Odyssey and Aeneid.

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