Daybreak – 10 September 2025

In this episode of Daybreak – the media narrative is that Luxon is toast, but the polling says otherwise; are non-woke Labour voters going to NZ First; Meta realises that their narrative on age-verification for under-16s is starting to collapse; a PlayStation game crashes and burns due to wokeness; The Post in Wellington has more Trump Derangement Syndrome – this time on climate change; a left wing group Common Grace Aotearoa wants to march for Hamas; and an important health update on taking your smartphone to the toilet!

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  1. **Political Analysis**: Bob discusses the current state of New Zealand politics, focusing on Christopher Luxon’s leadership, his polling data compared to other leaders, and the media’s treatment of him versus Jacinda Ardern.
  1. **Labour and New Zealand First Dynamics**: Bob examines the relationship between Labour voters and New Zealand First, touching on historical context and voter behaviour.
  1. **Social Media and Age Restrictions**: Bob talks about Meta’s response to Australia’s upcoming social media age restrictions, highlighting the effectiveness and potential privacy concerns of age verification technology.
  1. **Gaming and Wokeness**: Bob reports on the failure of a ‘woke’ PlayStation game, ‘Concord,’ and discusses how its diverse and non-heteronormative content might have contributed to its poor reception.
  1. **PornHub Penalty**: Bob covers the Federal Trade Commission in Utah ordering PornHub to pay a penalty for hosting illegal content and discusses actions taken by advocacy groups to hold porn websites accountable.
  1. **Climate Policy and Trump**: A critical look at claims that Trump’s policies could impact global climate change, with Bob arguing against the precision of such predictions and the efficacy of the Paris Agreement.
  1. **Israel-Hamas Conflict**: Bob sheds light on Hamas leaders’ activities in Doha and criticises the misuse of international aid intended for Gaza’s development.
  1. **Common Grace Aotearoa and Gaza**: Bob critiques the group Common Grace Aotearoa for their stance on Gaza and highlights the complexities of the Israel-Hamas conflict, urging a more informed perspective.
  1. **Health Study on Smartphone Use**: Bob humorously discusses a study linking prolonged smartphone use on the toilet to an increased risk of haemorrhoids, presenting it as a health tip.
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