Great article! I'm an amateur occult researcher, and I wanted to add some input from that perspective. The OWL has many different meanings (many as an ILL OMEN, but also WISDOM) to various magical practices around the world, but American politicians are particularly enamored with the OWL associated with what appears to be the Mesopotamian deity, Mulak/ Moloch.

We're talking very ancient, wicked magic. If anyone wants to dabble in the occult, I strongly recommend this post, which discusses OWL SYMBOLISM at further depth than I could in this comment: https://tinyurl.com/yavpns77

Moloch isn't one of those gods you mention, like Zeus or Thor. "MOLOCH" is a "low-frequency word," that is, you only talk about/refer to MOLOCH if you know what MOLOCH is.
And if you know what MOLOCH is, you're either practicing some sort of esoteric tradition, or you're really, really interested in anthropology.

I think one of the only times I've come across MOLOCH in my own studies is in THE CONJURATION OF THE SEVEN, which goes as follows:

In the name of Michael, may Jehovah command thee and drive thee hence, Chavajoth!

In the name of Gabriel, may Adonai command thee, and drive thee hence, Bael!

In the name of Raphael, begone before Elial, Samgabiel!

By Samael Sabaoth, and in the name of Elohim Gibor, get thee hence, Andrameleck!

By Zachariel et Sachiel-Meleck, be obedient unto Elvah, Sanagabril!

By the divine and human name of Shaddai, and by the sign of the Pentagram, which I hold in my right hand, in the name of the angel Anael, by the power of Adam and Eve, who are Iod-Chavah, begone Lilith! Let us rest in peace, Nahemah!

By the holy Elohim and by the names of the Genii Cashiel, Sehaltiel, Aphiel and Zarahiel, at the command of Orifiel, depart from us Moloch! We deny thee our children to devour!

So yeah, that last bit is a little spooky, no?