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+name: Blocking Issues
+
+on: 
+  issues:
+    types: [opened, edited, deleted, transferred, closed, reopened]
+  pull_request_target: 
+    types: [opened, edited, closed, reopened]
+    
+jobs: 
+  blocking_issues: 
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Checks for blocking issues
+    steps: 
+      - uses: Levi-Lesches/blocking-issues@v2