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Last Wednesday, a small crowd of protestors gathered at the intersection of 17th and Lawrence. Their target? The headquarters of tech giant Palantir, which has resided at the Tabor Center since 2020. Standing in stark contrast to the afternoon rush-hour bustle, attendees led chants and hoisted signs admonishing Palantir for its collaboration with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Israeli military.
“I hate that they’re here in Denver,” said demonstrator and longtime Colorado resident Beverly Jahn. “I really think that the government and everybody made a big effort to bring them into Denver and court them to come to Denver, but they don’t represent anything but the slaughtering of people, and I do not want a company like that in Colorado.”…