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| '''Anthime '''"'''Tim'''"''' Gionet''' (born November 16, 1987), more commonly known as '''Baked Alaska''' and '''Tim '''"'''Treadstone'''", is an American ]/] ], ], former rapper, and social media personality.<ref name="Kreiter">Marcy Kreiter, , ''International Business Times'' (December 27, 2016).</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Darcy |first=Oliver |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-baked-alaska-milo-mike-cernovich-alt-right-trump-2017-4 |title=The untold story of Baked Alaska, a rapper turned BuzzFeed personality turned alt-right troll |work=Business Insider |date=April 30, 2016 |accessdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref> | '''Anthime '''"'''Tim'''"''' Gionet''' (born November 16, 1987), more commonly known as '''Baked Alaska''' and '''Tim '''"'''Treadstone'''", is an American ]/] ], ], former rapper, and social media personality.<ref name="Kreiter">Marcy Kreiter, , ''International Business Times'' (December 27, 2016).</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Darcy |first=Oliver |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-baked-alaska-milo-mike-cernovich-alt-right-trump-2017-4 |title=The untold story of Baked Alaska, a rapper turned BuzzFeed personality turned alt-right troll |work=Business Insider |date=April 30, 2016 |accessdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref> | ||
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| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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| Anthime "Tim" Gionet | |
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| Born | (1987-11-16) November 16, 1987 (age 37) Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Azusa Pacific University |
| Occupation | Political activist |
| Television | Mistaken For Strangers |
Anthime "Tim" Gionet (born November 16, 1987), more commonly known as Baked Alaska and Tim "Treadstone", is an American alt-right/far right political activist, white nationalist, former rapper, and social media personality.
Gionet "is known for his anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi tweets." He has published the "Fourteen Words," a neo-Nazi mantra, on his Twitter feed, "retweets videos of his friends saying that 'Hitler did nothing wrong,'" and is "even known for tweeting images of people in gas chambers." During the 2016 U.S. president election, Gionet was a "a prominent pro-Trump troll." He marched at the white supremacist Charlottesville rally in 2017.
Early life
Gionet was born in Anchorage, Alaska to a family of eight. His father, Paul Gionet, is a pharmacist and his mother is Susanne Gionet. He was born and raised following the Christian faith. Gionet's family operates a non-profit organization, Russian Encouragement, which aims to spread the gospel and provide medical supplies to orphanages in eastern Russia. He attended Azusa Pacific University and graduated with Bachelors of Science in marketing.
Career
After graduating from Azusa Pacific University in 2010, Gionet began working at Warner Bros. Records. Through his work at Warner Bros. Records, Gionet landed a job working marketing and social media for the Warped Tour, where he first developed his nickname, Baked Alaska. In 2011 Gionet worked for Capitol Records, developing musical videos for songs such as "Alaska Vacation" and "I Climbed Mountains". Following his work at Capitol Records, Gionet worked as a social media strategist at BuzzFeed, where he helped develop content and ideas for BuzzFeed's social media accounts such as Tasty. After leaving BuzzFeed in 2016, Gionet traveled as Milo Yiannopoulos's "Dangerous Faggot Tour" manager. After parting with Milo Yiannopoulos, Gionet returned to creating music and videos. In late 2016, Gionet worked with Mike Cernovich on a project called MAGA3X aimed at increasing Trump's visibility to the public until Election Day.
Donald Trump
Gionet is a supporter of Donald Trump. In May 2016, Gionet was introduced to Donald Trump and received the candidate's signature on his arm next to his Trump tattoo. Later that month, Gionet released "MAGA Anthem," which featured pro-Trump lyrics and amassed more than 100,000 views on YouTube. Mike Cernovich then hired Gionet to work on a project dedicated to gather Trump supporters together, MAGA3X. In July 2016, Gionet received special access to the Republican National Convention through his work with Milo Yiannopoulos. Following the election, Gionet continued to stay active in his pro-Trump efforts by giving speeches and participating in multiple rallies.
Twitter hashtags
Gionet was also largely responsible for spearheading the #DumpKellogs [sic] and #TrumpCup hashtag movements. #TrumpCup was a trend that took place in November 2016 on Twitter. It began after allegations that a Starbucks employee refused a customer service because he asked for the name "Trump" to be written on the cup. The Twitter hashtag trend had more than 27,000 tweets in the span of 2 days. In April 2017, Gionet headed the #KeepBannon and #FireKushner hashtag trends after reports of conflict between two of Donald Trump's advisers.
Twitter controversy
In late 2016, following Trump's electoral victory, conflict arose between Cernovich and Gionet regarding Gionet's views on race. Gionet was disinvited from "DeploraBall" after making anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi remarks on Twitter. Gionet later mended his relationship with Cernovich and stated that he misspoke.
Public appearances
Gionet participated in the "Freedom of Speech" rally outside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on June 25, 2017, and he was one of the speakers at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. August 11, 2017, speaking before a gathering of white supremacists, nationalists, and neo-Nazis.
References
- ^ Marcy Kreiter, Alt-Right Movement: DeploraBall Spat Over 'Baked Alaska' Splitting Trump Supporters, International Business Times (December 27, 2016).
- Darcy, Oliver (April 30, 2016). "The untold story of Baked Alaska, a rapper turned BuzzFeed personality turned alt-right troll". Business Insider. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- Novak, Matt. "Why Are Neo-Nazis on Twitter So Scared of Being Called Neo-Nazis?". Gizmodo. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ Tognotti, Chris. "Pro-Trump internet comedian marched with white supremacists in Charlottesville". Dailydot. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ Darcy, Oliver. "The untold story of Baked Alaska, a rapper turned BuzzFeed personality turned alt-right troll". Business Insider.
- Bond, Laurel. "Mullet-Wearing Rapper Baked Alaska Wants You to Know He's Not a Parody". Vegas Seven. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
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- Hernandez, Remington. "High-Profile Buzzfeed Employee Attacked On Twitter Over Trump Tattoo". Breitbart. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Schreckinger, Ben. "World War Meme". Politico. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Montgomery, Blake. "Here's What Really Happened At Saturday's Berkeley Riot". BuzzFeed. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Harkinson, Josh. "Meet Silicon Valley's Secretive Alt-Right Followers". Mother Jones. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Lamoureux, Mike. "Violent Protests Turned Berkeley into a Battleground". Vice. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Lee, Bruce. "Food Fight: Breitbart News Asks Readers To Boycott Kellogg's Products". Forbes. Forbes. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Eversley, Melanie. "#TrumpCup campaign hits Starbucks, draws questions". USA Today. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Nazarian, Adelle. "Operation #TrumpCup: 'This is a Statement, Not a Protest'". Breitbart. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Earl, Jennifer. "Donald Trump supporters start #TrumpCup movement to protest Starbucks". CBS News. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Holmes, Jack. "These Alt-Right Bros Certainly Are Spending a Lot of Money at Starbucks". Esquire. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Leininger, Alex. "Trump supporters launch #TrumpCup as a protest against Starbucks". CNN.
- Orlov, Alex. "Trump supporters attempt to troll Starbucks... by buying Starbucks". Mic. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Phillips, Kristine. "A Starbucks barista refused to write 'Trump' on a cup. How his supporters are striking back". The Washington Post. The Washington Post. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Hamedy, Saba. "Guy who failed at Starbucks boycott fails at 'Dear White People' boycott". Mashable. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Blackhurst, Kathryn. "Trump Supporters Rally to Bannon on Social Media". Lifezette. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Hanson, Hilary. "Donald Trump Supporters Protest Starbucks By Giving It Their Money". The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Smith, Allan. "Alt-right movement descends into civil war after leading figure is booted from Trump inauguration event". Business Insider. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Gray, Rosie. "The 'New Right' and the 'Alt-Right' Party on a Fractious Night". The Atlantic. The Atlantic. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Kearney, Laila. "Trump fans' 'Deploraball' party shows rift in alt-right movement". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Usborne, David. "'Islam is a threat to America': What the alt-right had to say at their rally after Portland's stabbings". Independent. Independent. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Willis, Jay. "White Nationalist Twitter Melts Down Over Fancy Inauguration Party Guest List". GQ. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Menegus, Bryan. "Who Gets to Party with the Alt-Right?". Gizmodo. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- Porter, Tom. "Who are the Alt-Right Leaders Addressing the White Nationalist Rally in Charlottesville?". Newsweek. Retrieved August 18, 2017.