Baked Alaska
Anthime Joseph "Tim" Gionet (born 1987 or 1988),[1] more commonly known as Baked Alaska, is an American neo-Nazi,[2][3] antisemitic conspiracy theorist and social media personality. Gionet gained attention through his advocacy on behalf of alt-right and white supremacist ideology, and through his promotion of antisemitic conspiracy theories such as white genocide and Jewish control of the media.[2][4][5][6][7][8] He has also used the alias Tim Treadstone.
Prior to his 2016 transformation into an alt-right personality, Gionet was initially a rapper and Internet prankster. He later worked as a commentator for BuzzFeed, where he supported libertarian and progressive political positions and marched in support of Black Lives Matter.[8] In 2016, Gionet turned to the politics of Donald Trump and the alt-right in what he described as a rejection of "political correctness".[8] By 2017, Gionet's political views had radicalized; that year, he began to use his social media platform and Internet activism to promote racist ideology and antisemitic conspiracy theories. He also played a prominent role in the 2017 white supremacist Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
At the beginning of 2019, Gionet claimed to have abandoned the alt-right and released videos in which he denounced the alt-right and meme culture as sources of terrorism and violence. As part of an attempt to rebrand himself, he gave a series of interviews condemning the alt-right and expressed plans to establish a non-profit organization in order to teach anti-racism to white supremacists. However, in November of the same year, Gionet reverted to his earlier politics, professing far-right ideology and collaborating with the white nationalist Groyper movement.[9] He then began to earn notoriety for his livestreams, in which he would antagonize or harass bystanders, resulting in an assault charge in December 2020.[10][11][12]
Originally known as an Extremely Online personality, Baked Alaska was gradually banned from most mainstream social media platforms.[13] In January 2021, Gionet livestreamed the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol building by a pro-Trump mob, which was found to be a violation of his release.[14] It was later reported that Gionet's footage was used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to identify suspects.[15] Gionet was arrested by the FBI later that month in connection to his activities at the Capitol.[16][17] As of November 2021, Gionet remained out of custody and had continued livestreaming while facing federal charge