In this episode, Daisy Maldonado, Annie Ersinghaus, Gilberto Manzanarez and I discuss on-the-ground opposition to two data centers being built against the will of local residents: Project Jupiter (Oracle/Open AI) in New Mexico, and the largest data center in California -- in Imperial Valley. This conversation was part of: Powering AI from the Borderlands: Organizing Against Data Centers, facilitated by Dustin Edwards. Recorded Feb 24, 2026. Released Monday March 2, 2026.
Powering AI from the Borderlands: Organizing Against Data Centers
https://cal.sdsu.edu/humtech/events
Gilberto Manzanarez on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/valleimperialresiste/
Resistance to data centers rises on the border
https://www.hcn.org/articles/resistance-to-data-centers-rises-on-the-border/
\"Jupiter Watch\" videos on Project Jupiter in New Mexico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi_phIsUpRg&t=5s
The Water Is Coming ¡Ya Viene La Agua!
Annie Ersinghaus’s short doc on the politics of the Rio Grande (Project Jupiter is pulling from underground water along the Rio Grande)
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