Ted Leo 🍉 @tedleo.bsky.social

6 days ago

Putting aside the fact that Erie Canal was in no way built to “compete with Chicago,” is he just pulling names out of a hat? New Yorkers have no beef with Chicago, and he’s too much of an idiot to realize that to really stir some shit, Philly and Boston are RIGHT THERE.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social

6 days ago

Welcome to the 2027 Chicago’s mayor race, Andrew Cuomo

Chicago is proof that incompetent leadership can turn a deep-dish city into a half-baked mess

From long before we built the Erie Canal to compete with Chicago, New York has always been about making things happen

I believe in government that works. I have done it time and time again for the people of New York. Let’s do it again.

@anerdylawyer.bsky.social

6 days ago

The Erie Canal began construction in 1817, Illinois was not admitted to the Union until 1818. The Erie Canal was completed in 1825, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837. I am not a historian these are just readily available facts you can Google

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