If someone asks you why they should join the Fediverse.. If any local politician, library, park, or museum asks you why they should be on the Fediverse.. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/meta-x-no-kings-elections-protests-midterms-free-speech-us-brazil/ The big platforms have their places, but we can’t depend on them to link us when it matters most.