Rick Rector

Owner, Coggins Hill Vineyard. Consultant, coach, specializing in small-medium sized businesses and non-profits, especially start-ups.

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

NEW: Pope Leo XIV’s close ally Cardinal Robert McElroy received a standing ovation at the end of his homily, where he called on Catholics to take up civic action to help end the “immoral” war against Iran.

“When we leave this church tonight, we must move beyond prayer. As citizens and believers in this democracy that we cherish so deeply, we must advocate for peace with our representatives and leaders.

“It is not enough to say we have prayed. We must also act. For it is very possible that the negotiations will fail because of recalcitrance on both sides, and the president will move to re-enter this immoral war.

“At that critical juncture, as disciples of Jesus Christ called to be peacemakers in the world, we must answer vocally and in unison:

“No. Not in our name. Not at this moment. Not with our country.”

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

This is incredibly sad.

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

You will not walk alone! @SenMarkKelly we are with you my friend!

[Rick Rector @rrector]

@hmeliz What a great game and a well deserved win!

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

.@SpeakerJohnson I hope you are proud….letting @KremlinRussia_E decimate Ukranian troops….have a good praying week….you become a leader, for what? To do nothing? Leaders lead….with action….! Show us what you got Sir….or move aside…

[Rick Rector @rrector]

@PatCallaghan6 Or a lot of people letting air out of their tires!

[Rick Rector @rrector]

@MNFruitLady We’ll miss you Annie, but best congratulations on the new gig.

[Rick Rector @rrector]

@billtrotter Cold water pipe in the kitchen. Everything else okay.

[Rick Rector @rrector]

@KeithCarson Our oil(kerosene) hot air furnace has been running continuously since yesterday AM. Temp dropped from 64 to 59. Bedroom (no heat) at 49 this AM. Time for heat pumps.

[Rick Rector @rrector]

@JoJoFromJerz Potato Dog

[Rick Rector @rrector]

@JoJoFromJerz The Wire.

[Rick Rector @rrector]

@PatCallaghan6 Really great graphics to help make the point. Well done.

[Rick Rector @rrector]

@PatCallaghan6 @newscentermaine Pat, you’ve set a high bar for Maine journalism throughout your career. A trusted source for the news. You’ll be missed, but enjoy a well deserved retirement.

[Lakota Man @LakotaMan1]

Some Indigenous communities are so remote that Natives must ride 200 miles round trip just to vote. It’s time to bring polling sites to the reservation. Agree?

[Rick Rector @rrector]

@MeteoroloJess @RyanBretonWX @MikeSliferWX We miss all three of you. Nice to see Ryan doing some guest appearances.

[Rick Rector @rrector]

@MeteoroloJess Best congratulations, Jess. We’ll miss you, but no doubt you’ll make as much of a success at Windham as you did with weather!

[Rick Rector @rrector]

@KeithCarson I’m 100%, but I’m at the grandpa stage, so I think all is forgiven.

[Keith Carson @KeithCarson]

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[Senator Angus King @SenAngusKing]

As Russia continues their unprovoked attack on Ukraine, the threat of retaliation via cyberattack against the U.S. or our allies is real. From the government to the private sector, we need to continuously prepare for modern cyberattacks from Putin. https://t.co/iE3hkPOByg

[Euromaidan Press @EuromaidanPress]

"Putin’s long record of denying Ukraine’s right to exist paint an even darker picture of what may now lie ahead. Years of Kremlin propaganda have set the stage for atrocities on a scale not witnessed in Europe since the days of Stalin and Hitler"

https://t.co/WA0ifwjuBG