Laptopgate

English Etymology From en laptop -gate. Proper noun en US politics The Hunter Biden laptop controversy. en Oleg Burunov 'Natural Instinct': Biden's Brother Reveals How Joe Took Hunter Off 'Guilt Train' Amid 'Laptopgate' w:Sputnik News https://sputnikglobe.com/20210119/natural-instinct-bidens-brother-reveals-how-joe-took-hunter-off-guilt-train-amid-laptopgate-1081809425.html 19-01-2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20250726224103/https://sputnikglobe.com/20210119/natural-instinct-bidens-brother-reveals-how-joe-took-hunter-off-guilt-train-amid-laptopgate-1081809425.html 26 July 2025 en Alex Shephard Why the Right Can’t Quit Hunter Biden w:The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/article/169321/hunter-biden-laptop-conservative-media 06-12-2022 Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi’s flashy revival of Laptopgate hasn’t illuminated much beyond the right’s desperation to salvage something from their October Surprise. https://web.archive.org/web/20260901011820/https://newrepublic.com/article/169321/hunter-biden-laptop-conservative-media 1 September 2026 en Mary Harrington Musk is becoming a true Caesar w:UnHerd https://unherd.com/2022/12/musk-is-becoming-a-true-caesar/ 07-12-2022 And Laptopgate is most significant in what it reveals about the contest now on for a suitable post-liberal political regime: a battle that pits the “human” against something more like a “swarm”. https://web.archive.org/web/20260128120131/https://unherd.com/2022/12/musk-is-becoming-a-true-caesar/ 28 January 2026 en Pots and kettles w:The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/feb/14/pots-and-kettles/ 14-02-2023 The House Oversight and Accountability Committee, now controlled by Republicans who've felt singled out by Big Tech, the IRS or the FBI--in many cases justifiably so--has launched hearings into Laptopgate, for starters. https://web.archive.org/web/20250220192443/https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/feb/14/pots-and-kettles/ 20 February 2025 Any other controversy involving a laptop. A 2008 controversy where Notre Dame had a laptop in the coaching box during a game against Michigan State. en Laptopgate? Irish say they weren't cheating w:Deseret News https://www.deseret.com/2008/9/21/20276036/laptopgate-irish-say-they-weren-t-cheating/ 21-09-2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20250220192334/https://www.deseret.com/2008/9/21/20276036/laptopgate-irish-say-they-weren-t-cheating/ 20 February 2025 A 2010 controversy where a school in Pennsylvania remotely activated webcams on school-issued laptops to spy on students. en Jacqui Cheng “Spying” school agrees to preserve evidence in Laptopgate w:Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010/02/spying-school-agrees-to-preserve-evidence-in-laptopgate/ 24-02-2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20240720161729/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010/02/spying-school-agrees-to-preserve-evidence-in-laptopgate/ 20 July 2024