Special Report: The Greatest Propaganda Symbol THE OCTOPUS!

The octopus has been used in propaganda and entertainment for a long time. It has been used against booze, fascism, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Standard Oil, you name it. Here's to the octopus!

Winsor McCay editorial art on drug addiction.

I thought it would be fun to share with you images of the octopus in propaganda- and how it has become a part of pop culture, fashion, design and more.

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Octopus playing chess~ Created by Leigh Dyer at the chess square at Butler's Gap in George Street, Old Town, Hastings, East Sussex.

Behind the paywall: The Octopus Murders feat. Christian Hansen & Zachary Treitz

Noah Kulwin joins Will in talking to filmmakers Christian Hansen and Zachary Treitz about their new Netflix series “American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders”. Centered around the mysterious death of journalist Danny Casolaro, the sprawling story eventually touches on everything from spy software, the CIA, Native American Reservations, the mob, Iran-Contra, rail guns, and more.