Talk:Brennan Gilmore

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Enough material exists to support at least a stub, if not a full page.--Artaxerxes 17:48, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Diplomatic career

Assistance requested for Foreign Service assignment titles and postings (dates and locations). Templates in place for infobox and at bottom for information (does not require referencing; copy down code). Material can also be inserted in text form in related section (referencing requested, if only rudimentary) <ref>describe source inside this code</ref>.--Artaxerxes 17:31, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Tunisia music

"On January 25, 2006, the AMIDEAST director and the Ambassador together opened the first American Corner in Tunisia. Over 200 Tunisians, including students, journalists, government officials, university faculty, and civil society representatives, were present at the event. In his remarks, the Ambassador recalled the long friendship between the Tunisian and American people, the number of student exchanges that existed between our two countries, and the importance of continuing dialogue and mutual understanding. Both the speech and the initiative of the American Corner were well-received by the guests as many reminisced of the "good old days" when the American Cultural Center was located downtown and was a hub of student activity. Entertainment at the event was provided by Embassy Poloff Brennan Gilmore, who sang a variety of American songs of all genres to the delight of the Tunisian audience gathered around him." EMBASSY TUNIS OPENS FIRST AMERICAN CORNER IN TUNISIA; 2006 March 30 - UNCLASSIFIED release.--Artaxerxes 17:03, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

References

Main image

Musician images might work elsewhere in the article; more professional portrait better for main image (in Infobox).--Artaxerxes 13:45, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Charlottesville rally

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In July 2021 U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel C. Hoppe granted motions from about 10 "nonparties" to quash attempts from defendant Jim Hoft for a wide-range of documents deemed not directly related to the lawsuit itself. Hoft is accused of publishing a blog article accusing Gilmore of being a “deep state shill with links to George Soros”. He also wrote that the “State Department was involved in Charlottesville rioting and is trying to cover it up.” In a "memorandum opinion and order" Judge Hoppe stated:

The sheer breadth of the subpoenas shows that Hoft has embarked on a fishing expedition into the existence of some amorphous ‘deep state'. Such broad discovery requests abuse the discovery process, particularly when directed to nonparties.

Hoft had sought information from nonparties to the suit, including: the Office of the Governor of Virginia; the Virginia State Police; the City of Charlottesville; Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney Joe Platania; former Charlottesville Chief of Police Al Thomas; Charlottesville police Detective Declan Hickey; and former Charlottesville City Manager Maurice Jones.--Artaxerxes (talk) 12:23, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

Astrophotography

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Gilmore is a "novice" astrophotographer. He began the hobby during the pandemic "lockdown", first capturing Comet Neowise as it passed by in July 2020. "Astrophotography was a great way to spend the evenings stuck at home and I fell in love with the hobby," Gilmore says. His composite image of The Rotunda on the campus of the University of Virginia with the Heart and Soul Nebulae as cosmic background impressed UVA Today senior photographer Sanjay Suchak leading him to say of the shot:

The Rotunda is perhaps the most-photographed location in Central Virginia, so seeing a new and interesting photo is quite a rarity. Brennan's shot combines a classic nighttime view of the Rotunda with a perfectly timed photograph of the nebulae that could only happen when an excellent photographer with a keen knowledge and expertise with astrophotography planned this perfectly.

Gilmore's photograph of the Andromeda Galaxy "amazed internet users", garnering over 70,000 upvotes on Reddit.

I think there's an innate sense of connection to the cosmic reflected in people's response—after all the atoms in our bodies, food, smartphones, come from the stars. Astrophotography furthers that connection. While it can seem like magic to reveal a breathtaking galaxy from a seemingly featureless night sky, with today's technology the hobby is as accessible as it has ever been.

— Brennan Gilmore

Gilmore's Andromeda Galaxy shot comprised about 24 million pixels, capturing 1 trillion stars in the galaxy itself (half the image). He shoots his "deep-sky targets" from his "Bortle 3 backyard" in Virginia; a vantage point that scores highly on this scale of night sky darkness.--Artaxerxes (talk) 12:37, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

References

As I said when removing it, it seems like undue weight to write so extensively about a hobby. By the way, you could just post diffs instead of reproducing large swaths of article content on the talk page. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:47, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Speaking of diffs, I have to ask, @Artaxerxes:, was this you and did you mean to make the edit while logged out? Beeblebrox (talk) 18:29, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

I added the personal section, if that's what you're referring to. No it was not intentional that I was signed out. I did wonder why I was being presented with explanatory bubbles I'd never seen before with each editing function. Artaxerxes (talk) 18:43, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Why does this page exist? how did I even get navigated over here? Brennan, this is not a social media site, so why have you built this article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.12.69.83 (talk) 14:25, 29 August 2022 (UTC)