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DENVER, CO (February 18, 2026) Colorado residents and organizers celebrated a victory last night after Palantir Technologies suddenly announced that the company has moved their headquarters from Denver to Miami, Florida. Palantir is a tech and weapons company that uses artificial intelligence to weaponize data. The controversial corporation has come under public scrutiny because of its role in facilitating deportations, military strikes, and mass surveillance. This announcement follows over a year of escalating local anti-Palantir protests, organized by groups including Denver Anti-War Action, Denver Against Machines, General Strike, DSA, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and SEIU.
Palantir moved to Denver from Palo Alto in 2020 due to “dissatisfaction with the culture of Silicon Valley,” following months of protests. Upon their arrival in Denver, groups threw an ‘Unwelcome Party’ with pinatas and noisemakers, alerting Denverites to the company’s presence. “Palantir can keep running, but they can’t hide anymore,” said Dain of GSUS Colorado and Denver Against Machines. “We’re more organized than we’ve ever been, not just in Colorado but across the country. This is just the start of our ultimate goal of getting Palantir out of our local and federal government entirely.”
Earlier this month, Congressman Jason Crow and Senator John Hickenlooper caved to public pressure and donated campaign contributions, $59,700 and $51,504 respectively, received from Palantir leaders to local immigrant rights nonprofits.
“We celebrate major progress on the path to victory today,” said Michael Hughes of Denver Anti-War Action. “We take this as proof that coordinated, collaborative action by the people is the most effective route to bringing about a better world. We won’t stop until Palantir is fully out of Denver and is brought to justice. We look forward to supporting the people of South Florida in the continued fight against this destructive corporation and its billionaire owners.”
Groups in Denver have hosted public actions, street theater, townhalls, whistleblower exposes, strikes, motorcades, all-day pickets, Capitol rallies, candlelight vigils, and targeted political pressure against Palantir. Community advocates primarily criticized the company’s involvement in war crimes abroad, genocide in Gaza and collaboration with DHS and ICE to facilitate mass surveillance, resettlement, and incarceration.
"The pressure Palantir has felt in Denver will be following them around the county,” said Kenny Morris, an organizer with the American Friends Service Committee and the Purge Palantir Campaign. “It's time for Palantir ties to be cut nationwide. They will not be welcome in Miami, either. Where will they go to next?" Last week, AFSC published a map documenting places with ties to Palantir, along with a toolkit for activists around the country.
The movement opposing Palantir’s presence in the state catalyzed the formation of the People’s Caucus on AI. Next month, Denver Anti-War Action and a coalition of Denver organizations will hold a Palantir Week of Pressure from March 9-15 to say “goodbye” to Palantir and ensure the company knows continued operations are unwelcome in this state.
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Denver Anti-War Action (DAWA) is a local community organization that opposes US imperialism and the military-industrial complex worldwide. Founded in November 2023 in the wake of Israel’s most recent genocidal campaign in Gaza, DAWA has worked closely with the Colorado Palestine Coalition (CPC) and other local organizations to fight the forces that seek to destroy people and nations around the world. Website / Instagram / Bluesky
Denver Against Machines is a movement that aims to build real-world community and literacy around civil rights and technology issues that affect us all — pulling people away from screens towards civic involvement and advocacy for tech regulations. We host and compile offline, tech-critical events from across the country focusing on education, culture, and advocacy for civil rights in the face of increasing mass surveillance and authoritarianism.
General Strike US, Colorado is the Colorado Chapter of decentralized general strike movement uniting 3.5% or 11 million Americans to engage in and build mutual aid systems so we can withdraw our labor and spending from the systems that exploit us. With a goal of long term economic, environmental, social, and political change.
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) promotes a world free of violence, inequality, and oppression. Guided by the Quaker belief in the divine light within each person, we nurture the seeds of change and the respect for human life to fundamentally transform our societies and institutions. We work with people and partners worldwide, of all faiths and backgrounds, to meet urgent community needs, challenge injustice, and build peace.