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)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgab5ICoWJI&t=430s 

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