Baked Alaska

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{{cquote|[Baked Alaska is] a noted Nazi miscreant. It is a disgrace that someone like him [[2021 U.S. coup attempt|was able to invade the sacred Capitol of the United States]].|||Brian Levin, the director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University.<ref>{{cite web | title='A Noted Nazi Miscreant': Extremist With SoCal Ties Identified In Riot At Capitol | website=CBS Los Angeles | date=2021-01-07 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/us-capitol-riot-tom-gionet-baked-alaska/}}</ref>}}
{{altrightnav}}'''Anthime "Tim" Gionet''' {{lived|1987}}, better known as '''Baked Alaska''' or '''Tim Treadstone''', is an [[United States|American]] [[alt-right]] media personality and [[troll]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Romano | first=Aja | title=Baked Alaska’s clout-chasing spiral into white supremacy is an internet morality tale | website=Vox | date=2021-01-17 | url=https://www.vox.com/22235691/baked-alaska-tim-gionet-arrest-capitol-riot-alt-right-buzzfeed}}</ref> Gionet became infamous as a [[neo-Nazi]] for promoting [[Antisemitism|anti-semitic]] [[conspiracy theories]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Bachner | first=Michael | last2=Silkoff | first2=Shira | last3=Berman | first3=Lazar | last4=Sokol | first4=Sam | last5=Berman | first5=Lazar | title=Neo-Nazi ‘Baked Alaska’ arrested over US Capitol riot | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-01-16 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/neo-nazi-baked-alaska-arrested-over-us-capitol-riot/}}</ref> and for posting neo-Nazi slogans and Photoshopped images of people in gas chambers.<ref>{{cite web | last=Novak | first=Matt | title=Why Are Neo-Nazis on Twitter So Scared of Being Called Neo-Nazis? | website=Gizmodo | date=2017-08-13 | url=https://gizmodo.com/why-are-neo-nazis-on-twitter-so-scared-of-being-called-1797793858}}</ref>  He was banned from Twitter in 2017 for violating its hateful conduct policy<ref>{{cite web | last=Flynn | first=Kerry | title=Twitter bans alt-right troll Baked Alaska | website=Mashable | date=2021-10-29 | url=https://mashable.com/article/twitter-bans-baked-alaska-alt-right-troll}}</ref> and then banned from YouTube in October 2020 due to a video he posted where he harassed store workers over a requirement to wear [[face masks]].<ref name="badweek">[https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/local-alt-right-troll-baked-alaska-had-a-bad-week-11503489 "Local Alt-Right Troll Baked Alaska Had a Bad Week" by Erasmus Baxter, Phoenix New Times, 2020 October 16]</ref> In 2022, Twitter reinstated Gionet's account at the direction of its new owner, [[Elon Musk]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Nelken-Zitser | first=Joshua | title=the far-right troll who pleaded guilty to a Capitol riot charge | website=Business Insider | date=2022-12-10 | url=https://archive.ph/nuDPU}}</ref>

His first jobs were in the record industry, followed by a stint at BuzzFeed.<ref name="insideruntoldstory">[http://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-baked-alaska-milo-mike-cernovich-alt-right-trump-2017-4 The untold story of Baked Alaska, a rapper turned BuzzFeed personality turned alt-right troll] by Oliver Darcy (Apr. 30, 2017, 7:59 PM) ''Business Insider''.</ref> Online, prior to the BuzzFeed stint, he began his infamous career at the short-lived short-form video hosting site {{wpl|Vine (service)|Vine|,}} where he posted "parody" rap videos and filmed "pranks" that included trashing grocery stores and harassing store employees with [[racist]] remarks.<ref name="vinebaked">[https://www.vox.com/22235691/baked-alaska-tim-gionet-arrest-capitol-riot-alt-right-buzzfeed "Baked Alaska's clout-chasing spiral into white supremacy is an internet morality tale"] by Aja Romano, Vox, 2021 January 17</ref> Embracing the sort of [[clickbait]] style that BuzzFeed was notorious for,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/business/media/capitol-anthime-gionet-buzzfeed-vine.html "We Worked Together on the Internet. Last Week, He Stormed the Capitol."] by Ben Smith, New York Times, 2021 January 10</ref> Gionet's politics started radicalizing online, initially by posting "ironic" [[Nazi]] "[[just joking|jokes]]" for the clicks. Later, he left BuzzFeed in late 2016 to become the tour manager of fellow [[alt-right]] shithead [[Milo Yiannopoulos]], and started fully embracing racist rhetoric and [[Donald Trump]] propaganda. Ultimately, this accumulated in Gionet being radicalized enough to [[2021 U.S. Capitol riot|storm the Capitol with other neo-Nazis on January 6 2021.]]<ref name="vinebaked"/> Gionet's tale, perhaps, serves as a cautionary warning of the potential real-world consequences of being a fuckhead.

==Background==
Gionet was born in [[Fun:Alaska|Alaska]] into a family of [[Christianity|Christian]] parents, his father was a pharmacist and mother a nurse. He attended Azusa Pacific University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in marketing.<ref name="insideruntoldstory"/>

He used to be a [[Hip-hop|rapper]], then went to work for BuzzFeed. He was previously a [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] who supported [[Black Lives Matter]]. Then he became a Donald Trump supporter. According to himself, the ideological shift was influenced by a "[[Political correctness|politically correct]]" atmosphere while working at BuzzFeed. As an example, he cited being rebuffed for calling Justin Bieber his "spirit animal".<ref>Summer Lin, [https://www.bustle.com/p/who-is-baked-alaska-the-alt-right-troll-was-shut-down-by-3-women-he-had-been-harassing-2442326 These Women Embarrassed An Alt-Right Troll & The Video Is So Satisfying]. Bustle, 25 September 2017.</ref> His nickname "Baked Alaska" is derived from the fact he is from Alaska and apparently smokes [[Cannabis|weed]] a lot.<ref name=DotRedeem>Ignacio Martinez, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190522153704/https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/baked-alaska-atonement-alt-right-deplatforming/ The atonement of an alt-right troll] The Daily Dot, 22 May 2019.</ref>

==Views==
===Neo-Nazism===
Gionet is infamous for tweeting about Jews.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tucker Takes on Buzzfeed Editor: How Many Trump Voters Work for You?|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504035100/http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/03/tucker-carlson-ben-smith-debate-trump-voters-media|website=Fox News|publisher=Fox News|accessdate=June 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Rothstein|first1=Betsy|title=Washington Post Reporter Warns Journalists To Avoid Tucker Carlson’s ‘Dunk Tank’|url=http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/04/washington-post-reporter-warns-journalists-to-avoid-tucker-carlsons-dunk-tank/|website=Daily Caller|accessdate=June 27, 2017}}</ref> For example, Gionet is woke on the "[[Jewish Question]]":<ref>[https://archive.ph/DGF5j Archived tweet]</ref>

{{quotebox|I was [[Jewish Question|JQ]]'d long ago — pay attention!}}

Gionet believes that Jews control the news:<ref>[https://archive.ph/99Fer Archived tweet]</ref>

{{quotebox|[[International Jewish Conspiracy|Jews do control the news]], apparently I can't even say the word Jews without him crying about it lol}}

He really likes the number [[Alt-right_glossary#1488|1488]]:

{{quotebox|1=Trump got 304 electoral votes

45th President of the USA

Trump saved 800 jobs from Carrier 

304 ✖️45➕800= [[Alt-right_glossary#1488|14,88]]0<ref group=note>For the record, 304 x 45 + 800 is actually 14,'''4'''80.</ref>

[[Numerology|Really makes you think]]<ref>[https://archive.ph/drTxf Archived tweet]</ref>}}

Gionet also posted these images:

<center><gallery widths=225px heights=225px>
File:Baked Alaska Gas Chamber Laura Loomer Et Tu Brute.png|He tweeted a picture of fellow far-right media personality [[Laura Loomer]], who is Jewish, in a gas chamber
File:Anthime Gionet Receipt.jpeg|He really, really likes the number [[Alt-right_glossary#1488|1488]]
File:Baked Alaska 14 Words Video.png|ditty.it creates custom songs. This one sang "[[14 Words|We must secure the existence of our 
precious bodily fluids
 people and a future for White Children.]]"<ref>[https://archive.ph/vUoKc Archived tweet]</ref>
</gallery></center>

==Brutal humiliation==
Gionet is widely known for his various gaffes and attempts at self-deprecating humor. He has described himself as the "undisputed king of the self-[[Fun:Pwned|own]]"<ref>[https://twitter.com/bakedalaska/status/914367634153656320 undisputed king of the self-own] twitter.com, 2016 (dead link).</ref> and is generally expected to be brutally humiliated on a daily basis.<ref>KT NELSON, [https://twitter.com/KrangTNelson/status/916411046172266496 if baked alaska doesn't get brutally humiliated at least once a day he will die] twitter.com, 6 October 2017.</ref> When challenged for spouting an obviously spurious description of United States history, he replied that he was [[Homeschooling|home schooled]] and the subject was never taught.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20171221164441/https://twitter.com/krangtnelson/status/916426658617454592?lang=en</ref> He once solicited "music producers in LA that aren't [[cuck]]s"<ref>[https://twitter.com/KrangTNelson/status/854757165868908546 Looking for music producers in LA that aren't cucks] twitter.com, 18 April 2017.</ref> and pretended to have a girlfriend.<ref>[http://forward.com/fast-forward/382452/laura-loomer-is-dating-neo-nazi-who-once-trolled-her-with-gas-chamber-meme/ Laura Loomer Is Dating Neo-Nazi Who Once Trolled Her With Gas Chamber Meme.] forward.com, 12 September 2017.</ref>

His attendance at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville is notable for an incident where he was pepper-sprayed in the face (possibly by himself).<ref>Randall Colburn, [https://www.avclub.com/a-brief-history-of-the-internets-saddest-neo-nazi-loser-1818808657 A brief history of the internet's saddest neo-Nazi loser humiliating himself]. AV Club, 26 September 2017.</ref> After this, a video went viral of him yelling for milk to be poured on his face. Milk was, in fact, poured on his face on camera.<ref>Ashitha Nagesh, [https://metro.co.uk/2017/08/13/twitter-user-is-naming-and-shaming-all-the-charlottesville-neo-nazis-6849950/ Twitter user is naming and shaming all the Charlottesville neo-Nazis]. Metro, 13 August 2017.</ref><ref>Will Sommer, [https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-ugly-new-charges-against-jan-6-rioter-baked-alaska The Ugly New Charges Against Jan. 6 Rioter 'Baked Alaska']. The Daily Beast, 19 November 2019.</ref>

==Pseudo-redemption==
For a brief period after getting banned from Twitter, it looked like he might've been dropping the whole "being a Nazi" thing.<ref name=MelMagHistory>Eddie Kim, [https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/baked-alaska-tim-gionet-capitol-insurrection-plea-deal Baked Alaska Was Almost on the Right Side of History]. Mel Magazine, May 2022.</ref> He claimed to have "left the alt-right", and started supporting Democratic presidential candidate [[Andrew Yang]]. As part of his support for Yang, he created a rather embarrassing music video supporting his campaign.<ref>Right Richter, [https://elink.thedailybeast.com/view/5bae99853f92a46ecbcf5b739rlr3.15s/0f27da77 Baked Alaska denounces the alt-right]. The Daily Beast, 2019.</ref><ref name=MelMagHistory /><ref>[https://archive.org/details/bakedalaskamusicvideos/Baked+Alaska+-+Yang+Gang+Anthem+-+Official+Music+Video.mp4 "Baked Alaska - Yang Gang Anthem - Official Music Video" (archive)]. The Internet Archive.</ref> His old fans weren't happy. One responded, "Antifa you guys can have this one".<ref name=DotRedeem /> Anyway, he quickly ditched the rebranding in favor of trolling anti-ICE protesters and (allegedly) vandalizing a Hanukkah display.<ref>Meg O'Connor, [https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/alt-rights-baked-alaska-shows-he-hasnt-changed-at-ice-protest-11329273 Alt-Right Troll Baked Alaska Shows He Hasn't Changed at ICE Protest in Phoenix]. The Phoenix New Times, 19 July 2019.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211123003825/https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/personality-charged-damaging-hanukkah-display-81339425 Far-right personality charged with damaging Hanukkah display]. The Associated Press | ABC News, 22 November 2021.</ref>

==Arrests==
Gionet ''almost'' got arrested over the October 2020 incident where he harassed some store employees over the store requirement for him to wear [[face masks]].<ref name="badweek"/>  

In December 2020, having learned no lessons from the previous incident, he actually ''was'' arrested. Reportedly, he was asked to leave a bar in Scottsdale, [[Arizona]] due to some filming that he and his friends were doing there making people uncomfortable. Outside the bar, Gionet got into a confrontation with the bar's bouncer, yelling [[homophobic]] and derogatory remarks at him. Ultimately, this ruckus culminated in Gionet blasting pepper spray in the bouncer's face.<ref>[https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/baked-alaska-arrested-in-scottsdale-for-macing-bouncer-11519482 "Alt-Right Troll Baked Alaska Arrested for Macing Scottsdale Bouncer"] by Erasmus Baxter, Phoenix New Times, 2020 December 11</ref> For this, he was convicted of misdemeanor charges of assault, disorderly conduct, and criminal trespass, earning him 30 days in jail on January 13, 2022.<ref>[https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/01/13/far-right-streamer-baked-alaska-tim-gionet-sentenced-to-jail-in-scottsdale-assault-case/9174406002/ "Far-right streamer 'Baked Alaska' sentenced to 30 days in jail in Scottsdale assault case"] by Anne Ryman, Arizona Republic, 2022 January 13</ref>

==2021 Storming of the U.S. Capitol Building==
{{main|2021 U.S. Capitol riot}}
Gionet and his fellow-Nazi [[Nick Fuentes]] both participated to different extents in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol Building that was incited by [[Donald Trump]]. Each of them separately livestreamed the destruction and theft that occurred.<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/white-supremacists-among-those-who-stormed-the-u-s-capitol-live-streamed-inside-1.9431649 White Supremacists Among Those Who Stormed the U.S. Capitol, Live Streamed From Inside: Known white supremacists Tim Gionet and Nick Fuentes also attended the infamous Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017] ''Haaretz'' and the Associated Press, 9 January 2021.</ref> Both were banned from the streaming platform DLive for their involvement.<ref>Zachary Petrizzo, [https://www.dailydot.com/debug/nick-fuentes-baked-alaska-dlive-bans/ Nick Fuentes, 'Baked Alaska' banned from DLive following Capitol riots]. The Daily Dot, 9 January, 2021.</ref>

In a marvelous example of self-own, the United States [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] is using Gionet's Capitol riot video to track down and prosecute other rioters.<ref>Matthew Gault, [https://www.vice.com/en/article/epdmaj/the-fbi-is-using-baked-alaskas-livestream-to-track-down-capitol-hill-rioters The FBI Is Using Baked Alaska's Livestream to Track Down Capitol Hill Rioters]. Motherboard by Vice Media, 13 January 2021.</ref>

Arizona prosecutors charge that Gionet violated terms of his December 2020 arrest in Scottsdale, Arizona by leaving the state to participate in the U.S. Capitol riot, and filed charges on 8 January.<ref>Anne Ryman, [https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2021/01/13/scottsdale-prosecutor-says-far-right-streamer-tim-baked-alaska-gionet-violated-release-conditions/4150529001/ Scottsdale prosecutor says far-right streamer Tim 'Baked Alaska' Gionet violated release conditions by traveling to Capitol riot]. The Arizona Republic, 13 January 2021.</ref><ref>Anne Ryman, [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2021/01/15/far-right-streamer-tim-baked-alaska-gionet-posts-bond-scottsdale/4184524001/ Far-right streamer Tim 'Baked Alaska' Gionet posts bond in Scottsdale]. USA Today, 15 January 2021.</ref> On January 15, 2021, Gionet was arrested in Houston for his participation in the Capitol riots, and charged with two federal crimes.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/16/us/politics/arrests-capitol-riot.html "Far-right activist ‘Baked Alaska’ is among the latest Capitol rioters to be arrested."] by Isabella Grullon Paz, The New York Times, 2021 January 16</ref>

As of May 2022, Gionet was expected to take a plea deal in which he would have merely plead guilty to "a single count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the Capitol, a class B misdemeanor with a max sentence of 6 months in prison".<ref>[https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1524434549333180417 "Based on the formal charging doc from last month, we expect Gionet to be pleading guilty to a single count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the Capitol, a class B misdemeanor with a max sentence of 6 months in prison"], by Zoe Tillman on Twitter, 11 May 2022</ref> However, he quickly fucked this up by declaring his innocence during the hearing instead.<ref>Ryan J. Reilly, [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/judge-nixes-jan-6-plea-right-wing-streamer-baked-alaska-declares-innoc-rcna28245 Judge nixes Jan. 6 plea deal after right-wing streamer 'Baked Alaska' declares himself 'innocent']. NBC News, 11 May 2022.</ref><ref>Sheri Walsh, [https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2022/05/11/judge-tosses-Baked-Alaska-capitol-attack-plea-deal/5891652305933/ Judge tosses plea deal for Jan. 6 attack livestreamer 'Baked Alaska']. United Press International, 11 May 2022.</ref> He apparently received a second go at a plea deal after this embarrassment, and he was sentenced to 60 days jail, 2 years probation, a $2000 fine and $500 restitution; the sentencing was basically a slap on the wrist because he fundraised from the video he made in the Capitol.<ref>[https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-breach/pro-trump-livestreamer-baked-alaska-gets-months-behind-bars-for-jan-6-capitol-riot/ Pro-Trump Livestreamer ‘Baked Alaska’ Gets Months Behind Bars for Jan. 6 Capitol Riot] by Marisa Sarnoff (Jan 10<sup>th</sup>, 2023, 1:41 pm) ''Law & Crime''.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Unite the Right]] — he was one of the attendees<ref>[http://nymag.com/selectall/2017/08/baked-alaska-charlottesville-and-the-end-of-ironic-nazi.html The ‘Ironic Nazi’ Is Coming to an End] by Brian Feldman (August 14, 2017 3:04 pm) ''New York Magazine''.</ref>

==External links==
*{{wpa|Baked Alaska (livestreamer)}}
*[https://archive.ph/ya38z Milk Leaks]: Deleted videos and tweets from Gionet

==Notes==
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