Baked Alaska (influencer)

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Anthime Joseph "Tim" Gionet (born 1987 or 1988), more commonly known as Baked Alaska, is an American far-right influencer who gained notoriety through his advocacy on behalf of alt-right and white supremacist ideology. He has also used the aliases Tim Treadstone and Yoba. Prior to his 2016 transformation into an alt-right activist, 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. In 2016, Gionet turned to the politics of Donald Trump and the alt-right in what he described as a rejection of "political correctness". By 2017, Gionet's political views had radicalized; that year, he began to use his social media platform and Internet activism to promote racist and antisemitic ideologies, which included sharing neo-Nazi content on social media. He also played a role in the 2017 white supremacist Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville...

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