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John M. Blasco

@jblasconyc

He/Him | Deputy Chief | Unapologetic Queer Boricua | ๐ŸŽฎ #Gaymer ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท #Cyclist ๐Ÿšด๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ #Brooklyn

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NY-10 is my home. It is my honor to fight for my neighbors every day.

I look forward to earning re-election to enact a bold, progressive agenda, defend our democracy, & hold Trump accountable.

Others may talk a big game, but I canโ€™t wait to keep doing the work on behalf of NY.

03.03.2026 02:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 83 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is beyond cold.

07.02.2026 14:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thinking back to early this week at our campaign launch. Aside from being proud of the boss and our team, Iโ€™m also proud of the diverse cohort of constituents who came out to support Dan/team. When I think about who weโ€™re doing this work for, itโ€™s these amazing people.

10.01.2026 13:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What was especially amazing about today was the broad coalition who came out strong for @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co

AAPI elders from Chinatown and Sunset Park, NYCHA leaders from Lower East Side, Red Hook, and Gowanus, civic leaders from Park Slope & BK Heights.

This is why we do this.

07.01.2026 03:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This isnโ€™t a time for games.

We need leaders in Washington who have the experience to take on this Administration. LFG!

06.01.2026 15:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Five years ago, Donald Trump incited an insurrection to overturn a free and fair election.

Today, his attacks on our democracy have only increased.

To stop him, we not only need fighters in Congress but we need ones who know how to win.

Join me in this battle.

06.01.2026 15:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 322 ๐Ÿ” 91 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

We just invaded and bombed Venezuela, and kidnapped the President and his wife.

03.01.2026 12:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Okay. After years of not catching up on Stranger Things, I have binge-watched season 3 and 4. Iโ€™m finally caught up to season 5!

30.12.2025 04:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Rep. Dan Goldmanโ€™s Office Became a โ€˜Triage Centerโ€™ for ICE Detainees It began in the spring, when Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) went to...

After a court fight, @repdangoldman.bsky.social and other members of Congress were able to visit the ICE detention center that DHS claims does not exist.

"Part of doing the oversight is so that they know theyโ€™re going to be under the microscope," Goldman said. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/how-...

21.12.2025 23:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 107 ๐Ÿ” 35 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We will continue to fight for Allan until heโ€™s returned home with Matthew. @middlechurch.bsky.social

16.12.2025 14:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sonia, Wagner, Allan, Lisual, Joel; the names continue in my head. These are human beings.

This is the real work. This is what @repdangoldman.bsky.social & our team do.

12.12.2025 14:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New Yorkโ€™s Notorious Immigration Court One day last month, a Peruvian mother and her daughter went into...

At 26 Federal Plaza, I encountered two of the more notorious ICE agents; Samantha Camlica and a man they call "The Big Guy."

I was with a court watcher as Camlica accosted him outside. I was on an elevator when "The Big Guy" gave a family a terrifying ride.

talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...

12.12.2025 12:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 146 ๐Ÿ” 52 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New Yorkโ€™s Notorious Immigration Court One day last month, a Peruvian mother and her daughter went into...

There is a network of court watchers who support immigrants at the ICE courts in Manhattan.

They have learned the movements and "personas" of the masked agents.

One told me: "Some of them are very sadistic." talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...

12.12.2025 12:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 405 ๐Ÿ” 200 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Thank you @repdangoldman.bsky.social for your leadership on the Immigration Court Due Process Protection Act. No one should face intimidation or family separation for attending a court hearing. Protecting due process protects children and families. goldman.house.gov/media/press-...

10.12.2025 19:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Seeing masked agents posted outside immigration court makes one thing clear: this hostile behavior is pushing people into the shadows.

Our Immigration Court Due Process Protection Act ends these tactics and reaffirms that due process must guide our immigration system.

10.12.2025 15:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 85 ๐Ÿ” 27 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Back in their arms: How parents of NYC high school student worked with team of advocates to win his freedom from ICE custody | amNewYork Tears of joy poured from the parents of an NYC high school student brutally arrested by ICE during a routine court hearing last week as he was released back

After a week in ICE custody, Deglis Salazar Osuna is finally home with his family.
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I'm proud to stand with the advocates who fought tirelessly for him, and my office was proud to help coordinate his release and return of his property.

Justice is possible when we fight together.

05.12.2025 22:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 85 ๐Ÿ” 23 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trump is tearing apart families and turning routine immigration visits into nightmares.
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ICEโ€™s unjust and unwarranted detention of Allan Marrero, an LGBTQ New Yorker, is yet another example of this cruelty.
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My office is working closely with Allanโ€™s husband and legal team to reunite them.

06.12.2025 15:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 50 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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What a wonderful Friday speaking to @grandstsettlement.bsky.social managers across the boroughs about whatโ€™s going on in Washington.

I was honored to share my story and how the partnership btwn Grand St. and elected offices is vital to the success of communities.

06.12.2025 00:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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SNAP is not a luxury. Families โ€” regardless of political party โ€” rely on SNAP to feed their families. Seniors rely on SNAP to provide meals as they age in place.

Stop playing games with peopleโ€™s lives. Rs need to come to the table and protect these benefits.

18.10.2025 14:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This thunder is scary.

13.08.2025 23:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#Summerslam was such an amazing experience. My first PLE. Todayโ€™s matches were fire. The TLC match lived up to its expectations. The return of Brock.. damn. Tomorrow I end the wrestling weekend with RAW at Barclays.

04.08.2025 04:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Austin got some nerve.. Ace was calling him out for his bullshit **Austin was shaking in his boots w/ vein popping out his neck. But then Amaya calls him out and he wants to be condescending & misogynistic. Trash! Get off the island. #LoveIslandUSA #AmayaPapaya

02.07.2025 02:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today, I hosted a roundtable with young people who have been personally impacted by gun violence.

Their stories had one unifying theme: gun violence devastates communities.

To solve the problem, we have to understand the root causes of it.

I thank the brave youngsters who shared their stories.

30.06.2025 19:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 46 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I joined IRS workers at 2 Metrotech in Brooklyn who are working in horrible conditions.

Since the return-to-office mandate, offices have become overcrowded, unsafe, and disabled employees have been denied reasonable accommodations.

This is unacceptable and violates the law.

The IRS must act now.

30.06.2025 16:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 78 ๐Ÿ” 17 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just hours after thousands of people lined the streets to celebrate Pride, tragedy has befallen the neighborhood around the Stonewall Inn.

While we wait to learn the motive, my heart goes out to the victims, their loved ones, and the entire LGBTQ+ community.

We have to get guns off our streets.

30.06.2025 12:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 107 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Happy Pride to my queer community.

Our identity is sacred. Find time to restore your mind.

Liberate.

Be free. And donโ€™t give a fuck what people think. ๐ŸŒˆ

29.06.2025 15:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Absolutely disgusting and unacceptable. Whatever you think of Zohran Mamdaniโ€™s politics, there is absolutely no place for this kind of hate and bigotry. Rep. Ogles loves to get attention by being inflammatory, but all you end up doing is exposing yourself as an asshole.

27.06.2025 23:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 450 ๐Ÿ” 81 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 66 ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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Trump has turned ICE into an authoritarian secret police force, allowing masked agents to terrorize immigrant communities.

@repespaillat.bsky.social and I introduced the No Secret Police Act to ban these face masks and bring accountability and transparency to immigration enforcement.

26.06.2025 14:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 379 ๐Ÿ” 116 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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Get out and vote. It is your right to do so.

21.06.2025 15:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#BREAKING: NY Congressmembers send letter to DHS for violating Congressโ€™ statuary authority to conduct oversight.

Rep. Goldman and numerous other Congressmembers have been illegally DENIED access to ICE field offices used to house immigrants in inhumane conditions. ๐Ÿงต

20.06.2025 18:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 215 ๐Ÿ” 68 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5