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   thenyard@vodolton.org to All   
   "Portal" Between Dublin and NYC Shut Dow   
   16 May 24 10:26:39   
   
   XPost: alt.cities.dublin, alt.politics.democrats, talk.politics.guns   
   XPost: sac.politics   
   From: suggestionsformayor@vodolton.org   
      
   A company placed portal-shaped "sculptures" in the cities of Dublin and New   
   York, allowing residents across the pond to essentially have a public, non-   
   stop Zoom meeting with each other.   
      
   The marketing stunt went about as well as practically anybody could've   
   expected. While residents initially waved innocent signs around in an   
   apparent attempt to connect across the Atlantic, the situation quickly   
   descended into chaos, as The Independent reports, with an OnlyFans model   
   flashing the so-called portal. Another "very drunk" woman was filmed rubbing   
   her behind against the screen, while a different video shows a man exposing   
   his own derrière.   
      
   One person on the Irish side went as far as to show the New Yorkers images   
   of 9/11 on his phone, according to The Guardian.   
      
   Less than a week after the installation was unveiled, officials decided to   
   shut it down temporarily in light of the chaos.   
      
   In short, it's ironically the perfect "window" into the kind of mayhem such   
   a stunt can trigger. Who could've possibly predicted this would happen?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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