As assessments roll in on Trump’s first 100 days, every poll has him underwater

Even Conservative outlets and Murdoch Corp’s. Fox News polls are terrible

• Editor’s note: This wide-ranging collection of stories from a cross section of pollsters show the American public growing weary of Trump’s policies and direction so soon!

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+ The Washington Post via MSN (April 24, 2025): Are things falling apart for Trump?

+ The Atlantic: ‘I Run the Country and the World’ – Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show. [Ed. note: This comment is unconstitutional and delusional! Trump has not announced any country that has signed a trade deal accepting his tariffs!]

+ Trump sycophant Murdoch Corp’s. Wall Street Journal: Trump Wants to Be Impeached Again – It’s already in the cards thanks to his ill-founded trade war, no matter how that war plays out. [Ed. note: Folks, this is not from CNN or MSNBC, rather sister publication to Fox News!].

+ Business & Politics Review: [Fox New host] Bret Baier reports surprising results on Trump’s approval from Fox News poll – President Trump’s 100-day job approval rating is lower than his four most recent predecessors, including himself from his first term in office.

+ Michigan Live: Trump slams Fox News owner as network’s latest poll shows record-low approval rating

+ USA Today: Donald Trump’s approval rating takes a hit as he reaches 100 days: Trump’s approval rating was 39% in a new poll from The Washington Post, ABC News and Ipsos released April 25. That’s down six percentage points from a similar survey released mid-February. It’s the lowest approval rating for any president at their 100-day mark going back to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s third term, according to the outlets.

+ CNBC: Americans vent disappointment with Trump ahead of his 100-day mark, especially on tariffs: Poll

+ The Washington Post: Public sours on Musk’s role, is skeptical that government is cutting waste – Thirty-five percent of Americans approve of the way Musk is handling his job in the Trump administration, while 57 percent disapprove, a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll shows.

+ Truthout: Poll: Majority of Voters View Trump as “Dictator” Who Threatens Democratic Norms – Trump has demanded prosecutions against outlets that have published his low polling numbers, calling media “the enemy.”

+ The New York Times (Doug Mills): Trump’s Single Stroke of Brilliance [Editor’s note: This piece is eye-opening!]

+ The Daily Digest via MSN: Republicans are abandoning Trump – According to a recent poll, US President Donald Trump may be facing significant challenges within his party as support for the Republican Party appears to be waning among American voters.

+ CNBC: Consumer outlook hits lowest since 2011 as tariff fears mount, Conference Board survey shows

+ CNBC: Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35% next week as China tariffs start to bite

+ The New York Post (owned by Trump sycophant Murdoch Corp.): Majority of voters describe Trump’s second term as ‘chaotic’ and ‘scary,’ new poll reveals

+ CBS News: Despite President Trump’s promise of cuts, the federal government has spent about $220 billion more in his first 100 days than the same time period last year.

+ The Washington Post via MSN (April 24, 2025): Are things falling apart for Trump?

+ Daily Kos: Is that all there is? A flip-flopping Trump is about to discover how much losing MAGA will tolerate

+ Modern Distribution Management: U.S. Consumer Sentiment Hits 2nd Lowest Point on Record Since 1952

+ The (Raleigh) News & Observer via MSN: ‘End Badly’: Republican Predicts Trump’s Collapse

+ KING-5 TV News, NBC Seattle: It’s been 100 days since Trump took office. Here’s what he’s done. – Many of his actions were promised during his campaign, but enacted once Trump made it to the White House with a blunt force aggressiveness.

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Mayor apologizes to veteran organizations after removal of Yelm City Park memorial

Several retired servicemen offer comment during council meeting

Excerpt from the NVN:

Yelm Mayor Joe DePinto opened up the public comment portion of the Tuesday, April 22, Yelm City Council meeting by issuing an apology to local veteran organizations.

His apology came after the City of Yelm removed bricks memorializing local combat veterans from Yelm City Park.

The items are set to eventually be relocated at the planned Veterans Memorial Park on Mill Road.

The original memorial, constructed in 2006 at Yelm City Park, was near the city’s new wheelchair-inclusive “We-Go-Swing” and will be once again placed at its former home until the new Veterans Memorial Park is constructed.

“As the Mayor of Yelm, I want to offer my heartfelt apology regarding the recent removal and storage of the memorial at Yelm City Park. This was done without direct notification to veteran organizations on the timeline and process,” DePinto said. “This oversight was not in keeping with the respect and consideration that our veterans and our military community deserve.”

DePinto noted the memorial was damaged in 2017 in a car accident when an impaired driver ran into the display. He said any bricks damaged from the 2017 incident, or from the recent removal, will be replaced. A total of 10 bricks — seven from 2017 and three from 2025 — were damaged, according to the mayor.

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The city will build the new Veterans Memorial Park in phases, and DePinto is hopeful to see the first portion of the project beginning in 2026. Leading up to the construction of the new park and the inclusion of Yelm City Park’s memorial, DePinto said the city will be meeting with local veteran leaders from the VFW and American Legion to ensure their voices and concerns are being heard.

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DePinto’s heard from many community members, veterans included, that a process to decommission the Yelm City Park is wanted, and that the city will make sure the procedure occurs.

He’s hopeful for a quick turnaround of reinstalling the original Yelm City Park memorial, and believes the bricks will be returned to their original homes by Memorial Day.

+ KING-5 TV News, NBC Seattle: Washington leaders warn AmeriCorps cuts will impact trails, public lands – Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove called the AmeriCorps cuts a “stab in the back.”

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Governor Ferguson statement on termination of AmeriCorps funding

OLYMPIA — Governor Bob Ferguson released the following statement about the termination of AmeriCorps grant funding in Washington state:

“AmeriCorps volunteers help hundreds of communities across Washington with critical services including wildfire prevention, staffing food banks, supporting veterans and seniors, helping young people prepare for college and teaching kids to read.

“The Trump Administration’s reckless and unlawful decision to abruptly cut nearly $400 million in AmeriCorps grant funding — including $21.6 million for Washington programs — will impact critical services that benefit all Washingtonians, but especially our most underserved residents. It will also hurt the volunteers who put their lives on hold to serve others, ending their health care benefits and stipends.

“If allowed to go forward, the Trump Administration’s decision will dismantle programs at approximately 800 Washington service sites, administered through Serve Washington with the help of nearly 1,300 volunteers — touching virtually every corner of our state.

“I know firsthand what a difference AmeriCorps makes: AmeriCorps volunteers were critical in helping us connect veterans and servicemembers with civil legal assistance at the Attorney General’s Office. And I personally spent a year after college with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps — an AmeriCorps program — directing an emergency services office.

“I want to thank Attorney General Nick Brown for joining a coalition of attorneys general across the U.S. in challenging this cruel and shortsighted decision.

“My team and I will do everything we can to support the Attorney General’s case and stand up for Washington communities that rely on these services.

+ NVN: Full funding for Yelm Loop and roundabouts included on final budget on last day of Legislative session

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Rep. Andrew Barkis announces state budget fully funds Yelm road projects

Click for Mayor DePinto’s Facebook video post.

Key priorities laid out by Governor Ferguson adopted in budget

From the Office of the Governor:

OLYMPIA — Governor Bob Ferguson offered the following statement on the conclusion of the 2025 legislative session:

“I want to thank our legislators, staff and my team, for all their hard work this session as we faced a $16 billion budget shortfall. I look forward to carefully reviewing the budgets line by line over the next few weeks. When that review is complete, I will share my thoughts with the public in greater detail.

“Beginning with my inaugural address, I’ve emphasized that we must use realistic revenue projections, preserve our Rainy Day Fund reserves, find billions of dollars in savings and efficiencies, include a $100 million grant program for more law enforcement officers, increase investment in affordable housing, and increase the percentage of our budget devoted to K-12 education. The budgets adopted by the Legislature accomplish those goals.

“Throughout this budget process, I have also insisted that the Legislature take a balanced approach to solving the $16 billion shortfall. That is why I rejected an initial proposal to raise $21 billion in taxes. I then rejected a subsequent $12 billion tax proposal as unsustainable. I appreciate that the Legislature heard my concerns and dramatically reduced the revenue assumed in the final budget. That said, I intend to carefully review all revenue increases. 

Preparing for the Trump Administration by protecting reserves

“I appreciate that the budget, at my insistence, protects our Rainy Day Fund. Federal funding makes up 28 percent of our state budget. The Trump Administration is weaponizing funding to punish those it disagrees with to force them into compromising their values.

“Throughout the session, I emphasized the need to budget in a way that prepares for this. This session, we made real progress to ensure we are in a strong position to protect our progressive values against this assault.

“We will continue to work to ensure that we are protecting the most vulnerable in our state as the Trump Administration will doubtless continue its cuts and harmful economic policies. Maintaining our Rainy Day Fund reserves will help us weather this storm. I am not going to allow the state that I love to be at the financial mercy of Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Click here to read more on the following topics:

Billions of dollars in savings, and changing the way we budget

Upholding our paramount duty by increasing investment in K-12 education

Priority legislation crossed the finish line

Bipartisan capital budget invests in housing

Bipartisan transportation budget

Thurston County Food Bank faces challenges 

Cuts in federal dollars hurts people needing food 

Excerpt from The JOLT News:

For more than 50 years, the nonprofit Thurston County Food Bank has labored to provide food and resources to individuals in need. 

“We exist to eliminate hunger in our local community with a strategy of neighbor helping neighbor,” said Judy Jones, Senior Director of Operations and a veteran of the nonprofit world. “We provide food for all, and we provide it with dignity and compassion.” 

Jones added the food bank serves approximately 1,000 families per week out of its two pantries, and that the number doubles when the satellite partners are included.  To accomplish this task, approximately 60,000 pound of food is needed on a weekly basis to meet current needs. 

 She also added the 96 cents of every dollar donated to the TCFB supports the purchase and distribution of food.  The stewardship of serving people who need food now faces a more difficult challenge. 

 In March, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it is cutting two federal programs that provided about $1 billion to schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farms, ranchers and producers. 

 The decision comes as the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, slash federal spending to reduce government waste. 

 “This will impact the amount of food provided as well as funding,” said Jones.  “We are creating contingency plans to adjust service if needed, identify new resources for funding and food, and we will be sharing with our community the economic impacts and the way they can support us.”  

Richard Stewart, a Navy veteran, spoke for all of them when he said, “The folks who work here hate having to give us the bad news about this situation.   They understand, as we do, that what the government is doing hurts everyone who lives on a fixed income and needs just a little bit to get by.” 

 For more information about locations and hours of operation, call  360.352.8597 (all locations) or visit  info@tcfb.org. 

Intercity Transit to acquire new Dial-A-Lift vehicles

Excerpt from The JOLT News:

Intercity Transit is set to acquire new vehicles for its Dial-A-Lift program, which provides door-to-door, shared transportation for people with disabilities. 

The Intercity Transit Authority, the agency’s board of directors, authorized General Manager Emily Bergkamp to purchase 13 Turtle Top Tierra buses from Northwest Bus Sales Inc. for $3.8 million. 

The decision was made during a transit authority meeting on Wednesday, April 16. 

Brenden Houx, a senior procurement and project management coordinator at the agency, said of the 13 buses, 12 are being replaced as they have reached their set life expectancy, while one was lost in an accident in 2024.  

Once the 12 buses have been declared surplus, they will be sold to other government agencies, and if not sold through that process, will be put up for a public auction. 

The Dial-A-Lift program provides around 475 passenger trips each day for 1,225 clients, according to Houx. 

“The Dial-A-Lift service Intercity Transit provides is crucial to the community and directly corresponds to Intercity Transit’s mission by providing enhanced transit services for all in our community,” Houx said.

The transit authority also authorized the purchase of two Ford F350 work trucks for $132,000 from Bud Clary Ford to replace two facility trucks that have likewise met their set life expectancy. 

Both contracts were competitively bid through the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services

The New York Times: Don’t Roll Your Eyes at Due Process

+ The New York Times: Don’t Roll Your Eyes at Due Process [accessible text here]

+ Truthout: White House Press Sec Says Trump’s Seriously Considering Deporting US Citizens – Trump has discussed options for deporting citizens both publicly and in private, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

+ MSNBC’s Deadline White House: White House floats deporting U.S. citizens. Justice Sotomayor just warned about that. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt mentioned potentially deporting American citizens who are violent repeat offenders “if it’s legal.” [Ed. note: The Supreme Court recently ruled 9-0 that deporting people in America without due process is illegal.]

+ MSNBC’s Deadline White House: Roberts and his GOP-appointed colleagues should have listened to Sotomayor

+ KING-5 TV News, NBC Seattle: Deportation flights pick up pace at Boeing Field – La Resistencia has been witnessing the flights and counting how many detainees come and go.

+ Daily Kos: Trump is chomping at the bit to send US citizens to Salvadoran prison

+ Truthout: Trump Axes Temporary Protected Status for Afghan and Cameroonian Immigrants The move comes despite the fact that advocates say conditions in both countries remain dangerous. [Ed. note: The U.S. gave these folks asylum. It’s about the cruelty.]

+ Just Security: Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions – Total number of cases tracked: 211 (including 4 closed cases)

+ Truthout: The Kafkaesque Case of Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez Is a Warning to Us All – In a clear case of racial profiling, immigration police in Florida unlawfully arrested and held a US-born citizen.

+ Common Dreams via Truthout: ICE Admits They Didn’t Have a Warrant When They Abducted Mahmoud Khalil

+ Truthout: FBI Arrests Judge Who Blocked ICE From Detaining Immigrant in Her Courtroom The arrest signals that Trump is “ramping up a campaign of intimidation against the judicial branch,” one critic noted. [Joyce Vance on substack: Arresting a Judge]

And last:

This quote is attributed to the German pastor and theologian Martin Niemöller:

“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”

The words reflected his early complicity in Nazi Germany and later change of heart.

Did you vote for Trump to deport Americans or children out of the country?

+ The Washington Post: ‘Very dangerous’: Japanese Americans warn of Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act– Some fear Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act could lead to abuses similar to those that took place during one of the darkest chapters of U.S. history.

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+ WTVJ-6 TV News, NBC Miami: Lawyers: ICE deports immigrant mother of an infant and 3 children who are US citizens

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+ Truthout: Amid State Abductions, Trump’s Fascism Is No Longer Creeping — It’s Here – Masked plainclothes police abducted a graduate student without filing charges. Her apparent “crime”? Writing an op-ed.

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+ Politico: Trump says he would ‘love’ to send violent American citizens to foreign prisons – In an interview with Time Magazine, Trump continued his proposal to deport “homegrown criminals,” which El Salvador has welcomed. [Ed. note: The Supreme Court recently ruled no one can be unilateral deported without due process.]

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+ Raw Story: ‘Sugar-high of Trump first 100 days is over’ as support collapses: ex-Republican adviser

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+ AP News: Immigration is Trump’s strongest issue, but many say he’s gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds

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+ NJ.com: Here’s another Trump lie that Americans aren’t falling for, poll says

The Yelm Community Blog covered the opening of the Yelm Food Co-op on Saturday, April 28, 2007. Congratulations to the Co-op Board, staff and members on a wonderful 18 years of service and growth for our community!

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