Anthime Joseph "Tim" Gionet (born: 1987 [age 37–38])[1], better known online as Baked Alaska and known by his alias Tim Treadstone[2], is a YouTuber who is known for making Music videos, which the genre involves rap.
However, he is known to be a Neo Nazi[3] and far right supremacist who is responsible for participating in the January 6 United States Capitol attack[4], which is an attack that resulted in suppression, Fatalities and injuries among both the attackers and law enforcement, Assaults on at least 174 police officers[5], Delay of counting electoral votes by several hours[6], Extensive Physical Damage[7], Second impeachment of Donald Trump[8], Third indictment of Donald Trump[9], and Unsuccessful attempts to declare Trump ineligible for Colorado, Maine, and Illinois ballots[10].
YouTuber Career[]
Gionet attempted to promote his rap career by producing several professionally-made videos, which failed to become viral. While in Los Angeles, he was also involved in the party scene and had issues with drugs and alcohol, leading him to seek professional help to get sober. Unhappy with his life in Los Angeles and the lack of progress of his musical career, Gionet was about to return to Alaska when his social media skills and popularity on Vine led him to be hired by BuzzFeed[11].
Personal Life[]
He was born in Anchorage, Alaska, to a family of 8. His father is a pharmacist and his mother is a nurse. Both his parents are devout Christians who operate a non-profit organization that promotes Christianity and provides medical supplies to orphanages in eastern Russia. During his formative years, he was actively involved in his parents' charity and went to Russia with them numerous times. Five of his siblings were adopted from Russia[12]. As an adolescent, he spent a year and a half in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. He later said that part of his "chaotic nature" may have stemmed from this experience[13]
In 2006, he left Alaska for Los Angeles to attend Azusa Pacific University[14], where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in marketing[15].
Intervention in January 6 United States Capitol attack[]
On January 6, 2021, he participated in the attack on the U.S. Capitol in support of then-President Trump[16]. Due to bans from other platforms, he used the service DLive to livestream his actions outside and inside the building[17]. About 16,000 people watched his Capitol livestream. DLive later suspended several accounts, removed broadcasts, and suspended earnings of those who participated in the Capitol riot, including Gionet's[18]. He was also banned from TikTok following these events[19].On January 13, it was reported that his livestream was being used by the FBI to identify and track down suspects who had broken into the Capitol building, some of whom he had interviewed.
Trivia[]
- His username is not meant to be confused of the Alaskan desert of the same name[20].
References[]
- ↑ https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2021/01/16/he-went-from-a-childhood-in-anchorage-to-alt-right-fame-now-the-social-media-personality-known-as-baked-alaska-been-arrested-for-storming-the-us-capitol/
- ↑ https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-baked-alaska-milo-mike-cernovich-alt-right-trump-2017-4
- ↑ https://apnews.com/article/media-alaska-social-media-arizona-387f5b38e8fc120930016740abb9f534
- ↑ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/capitol-breached-protesters/story?id=75081629
- ↑ https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/cost-of-capitol-riot-january-6/291-6fb5117e-dea1-4631-a76a-76e87b268bfd
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/capitol-riots-what-happened-washington-dc-timeline-b1783562.html
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/trump-riot-dc-capitol-photos.html
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2021/01/donald-trump-impeachment-house-of-representatives-1234672714/
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/01/us/politics/trump-jan-6-indictment-2020-election-annotated.html
- ↑ https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/04/states-cant-remove-trump-from-ballot-supreme-court-says-00144673
- ↑ https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-baked-alaska-milo-mike-cernovich-alt-right-trump-2017-4
- ↑ https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-baked-alaska-milo-mike-cernovich-alt-right-trump-2017-4
- ↑ https://jewishinsider.com/2021/01/baked-alaska-anthime-gionet/
- ↑ https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-baked-alaska-milo-mike-cernovich-alt-right-trump-2017-4
- ↑ https://www.adn.com/arts/article/local-performer-stuffs-rap-satire-and-alaskana-his-online-music-videos/2013/08/03/
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/business/media/capitol-anthime-gionet-buzzfeed-vine.html?smid=tw-share
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/16/us/politics/arrests-capitol-riot.html
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/technology/dlive-capitol-mob.html
- ↑ https://www.newsweek.com/tiktok-ban-baked-alaska-youtube-1563783
- ↑ https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/18986/baked-alaska/