if the memes keep going we could do a whole octopus plushie emoji series?

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      https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-official-social-media-account-211839652.html

      In a follow-up tweet, Thunberg, who is autistic, clarified that the plush octopus on her shoulder was not a reference to a (frankly, somewhat historically obscure) anti-Semitic canard, but to a common toy used by neurodivergent people to express their feelings. “It has come to my knowledge that the stuffed animal shown in my earlier post can be interpreted as a symbol for antisemitism, which I was completely unaware of,” she wrote. “The toy in the picture is a tool often used by autistic people as a way to communicate feelings. We are of course against any type of discrimination, and condemn antisemitism in all forms and shapes. This is non-negotiable. That is why I deleted the last post.”

      Zionists want to push a narrative that a plushie toy used by ND folks is a nazi dog whistle because Greta said Free Palestine while one was in the picture with her.