“Do not call up that which you cannot put down.”

— The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

I recall reading somewhere that those officers had been federalized for the occasion.

The Federales were thus not involved when it mattered most.

The shooters remain nameless for their own protection from Antifa/BLM, I’m sure. I commend them in their just actions.

She was not the first, of course, but certainly among the best.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/golem-Jewish-folklore
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Golem, in Jewish folklore, an image endowed with life. The term is used in the Bible (Psalms 139:16) and in Talmudic literature to refer to an embryonic or incomplete substance.

It assumed its present connotation in the Middle Ages, when many legends arose of wise men who could bring effigies to life by means of a charm or of a combination of letters forming a sacred word or one of the names of God. The letters, written on paper, were placed in the golem’s mouth or affixed to its head. The letters’ removal deanimated the golem.
In early golem tales the golem was usually a perfect servant, his only fault being a too literal or mechanical fulfillment of his master’s orders. In the 16th century the golem acquired the character of protector of the Jews in time of persecution but also had a frightening aspect.

The most famous tale involves the golem created by the 16th-century rabbi Judah Löw ben Bezulel of Prague. It was the basis for Gustav Meyrink’s novel Der Golem (1915) and for a classic of German silent films (1920), which provided many details on the movement and behaviour of man-made monsters that were later adopted in the popular American horror films on the Frankenstein theme.

Golems and their like show up in a lot of modern science fiction, most recognizably in Asimov’s Robot stories, where they cause trouble by being too literal (and mechanical!), and also become frightening because of the damage they do despite their good intentions.

Stith is a surname – probably used as a first name in the case of the great Stith Thompson (for whatever reason) – compare the more famous Luther, Calvin, Wesley, Nelson, etc.

The end of the anecdote in Lucan is worth reading – the apprentice tells his audience that he still remembers the magic word to start it, but never learned the one to stop it… and conversational reflections on scaring listeners follow.

The Wikipedia article on Paul Dukas’ 1897 tone poem does not discuss whether he imagined the production of more than two magical water bearers by splitting – is this a brilliant Disney studios touch? It does mention two earlier cartoon versions which it would be interesting to pursue.

Just saw from Turley that the NFL commissioner has stated he no longer cares about the traditional NFL fan, and is going after “a new audience”; which I assume are all the woke lefties….good luck with that.

And Sean Davis follows up in his twitter feed (you have to scroll down….):
https://twitter.com/seanmdav

Ah, they’re thinking: If WE can only get the military to support our noble efforts… to destroy the country…. Banana Republic, indeed!

File under: Going far beyond scraping the bottom of the barrel….