
KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks
No Data Centers in Oakland. Then, ICE’s New Electric Shock Gloves. Plus, Free Joan Little Film
On todays show, we will speak to Aditi Varshneya about AI “activation zones” and Data Centers in downtown Oakland. Then ICE wants a new toy and looks like they are getting them – electric shock gloves are on the menu – we will speak to Mother Jones reporter Sophie Hurwitz and finally we will speak to the director of a new film about Joan Little. No Data Centers in Oakland campaign Aditi Varshneya is an organizer with the No Data Centers in Oakland campaign led by the Party for Socialism and Liberation. “G.L.O.V.E” The ICE’s New Toy and the Company Behind it Sophie Hurwitz is a reporter for Mother Jones covering breaking news, politics, and social movements. She wrote the article The Orwellian Company Behind ICE’s New Electric Shock Gloves. Film Free Joan Little Yoruba Richen is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and director of the film Free Joan Little. Yoruba is the founding director of the Documentary Program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and founder of Promised Land Film documentary production company. Bay Area Premier Free Joan Little Film Tuesday, August 18, 2026 At 7:30 PM (doors open at 7:00 PM) at La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley, CA. —- Subscribe to our podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post No Data Centers in Oakland. Then, ICE’s New Electric Shock Gloves. Plus, Free Joan Little Film appeared first on KPFA.




