Grassroots protests in cities across the country to expose how Palantir profits from billions in taxpayer dollars while powering Trump’s authoritarian agenda.
Washington, DC — This weekend, starting Friday, August 22, Our Revolution, the nation’s largest grassroots progressive organization, will join with labor, immigrant rights, and community groups to launch a nationwide weekend of action exposing Palantir — the surveillance giant at the heart of Trump’s authoritarian project.
Actions will target Palantir offices and sites of power from San Francisco and Palo Alto to Washington, D.C., New York City, Denver, Los Angeles, and beyond — spotlighting how Peter Thiel’s Big Brother machine is looting public coffers, building a surveillance state, and weaponizing technology against immigrants, workers, and activists.
The Stop Palantir Weekend of Action begins Friday with high-visibility protests in San Francisco and Palo Alto (in partnership with Planet Over Profits and Worker Power USA) and continues on Saturday, August 23, with coordinated actions in Washington, D.C., New York City, Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles, Syracuse, Milford, OH and Escondido, CA.
The actions will expose how Palantir profits from billions in taxpayer dollars while powering ICE raids, predictive policing, military targeting, and mass digital surveillance. At the same time, Trump allies like JD Vance and “AI czar” David Sacks embrace Palantir executives at elite donor retreats, cementing a dangerous fusion of Big Tech and authoritarian politics.
“Palantir is not just another tech company. It is Peter Thiel’s Big Brother machine, designed to surveil, control, and divide — and funded by our tax dollars,” said Joseph Geevarghese, Executive Director of Our Revolution. “This is how oligarchs dismantle democracy: with pay-to-play contracts, AI-driven policing, and mass surveillance of immigrants, workers, and activists. We’re fighting back because our communities will not be laboratories for their authoritarian experiments.”
WHAT: Stop Palantir Weekend of Action – protests and press conferences in 10 cities exposing Peter Thiel’s surveillance empire
WHEN: Friday, August 22 – Saturday, August 23, 2025
WHERE:
- Washington, D.C. – 1025 Thomas Jefferson St NW
- New York City – 620 6th Ave
- Denver – 1200 17th St (with 50501)
- Seattle – [local site TBD]
- Los Angeles – [local site TBD]
- Syracuse – [local site TBD]
- Milford, OH (near Cincinnati) – [local site TBD]
- Escondido, CA – [local site TBD]
- San Francisco – [local site TBD]
- Palo Alto – [local site TBD]
WHO: Grassroots leaders, labor and immigrant rights activists, coalition partners including Our Revolution, Planet Over Profits, Worker Power USA, 50501, and local community organizations
RSVP: HERE
VISUALS:
- Large coordinated protests in 10 cities
- Banners reading “Stop Palantir” and “Defund Oligarchs”
- Grassroots leaders and impacted community members sharing stories
- Media backdrop in front of Palantir offices nationwide
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Our Revolution is America’s largest grassroots independent political organizing group, born out of Senator Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign. It focuses on mobilizing communities, electing progressive champions, advocating for progressive policies, and transforming the Democratic Party to serve people, not corporate interests.