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In today's Intel leak we have, for the first time, confirmation from Ezekiel Calvin himself that he is, or was, a member of the ancient AntiMagnus. Somewhat ironically, this confirmation comes concomitantly with an admission that Calvin's current relationship status with the group appears to be “it’s complicated." There has been considerable speculation as to how fundamentally different the post-recursion Calvin will be from his previous self. There is the obvious matter of his lost memories. Like all simulacra, Calvin will have no direct memories of his previous life over the 1331 days prior to his recursion during Abaddon. However, Calvin had a distinct advantage over the other participants in the Niantic Project: he knew he was a simulacrum. Therefore, he would have prepared for this, leaving himself copious notes and information to bring his new recursion up to speed. This latest message seems to confirm my earlier prediction that Calvin would be able to collect his me...

I was very pleased to receive a passcode from Project Isthmus following my discussion with Jennifer Brozek​. Project Isthmus is doing very valuable work. Glyphs are becoming increasingly significant. It appears that understanding the nature, meaning and power of glyphs is going to be crucial to the upcoming struggle of Aegis Nova. No investigator can any longer afford to treat glyphs as a mere curiosity; they are integral to profound mysteries that effect us all. I encourage other agents to join the investigation and possibly the street team as well. Project Isthmus has the resources to reward and protect agents who assist them in their crucial work.

Glyph Theme 5/5: Journeys and Cycles   In this fifth and final “glyph talk” post about glyphs, I will be discussing the glyph themes of Cycles and Journeys. This is not the end of my glyph message discussions. This is the end of my introductory thoughts on the glyphs as a memetic language and some of the prevailing themes I have seen in the messages. To get caught up, you can read the first four glyph posts: https://plus.google.com/+ProjectIsthmus/posts/EnDjgnm987t   Glyph Talk 1/5 – The Senders Glyph Talk 2/5 – Glyph Theme: Togetherness Glyph Talk 3/5 – Glyph Theme: Aggression Versus Safety Glyph Talk 4/5 - Glyph Theme: Chaos Versus Harmony   One of the strongest glyph themes is that of Journeys and Cycles. These themes are expressed as historical statements, temporal facts, physical manifestations, and mental instructions. The most interesting thing about this theme of journeys and cycles is that they appear to be, for the most part, from both the Shapers and the N’zeer. There are so...

OLW Has Issued A Global Challenge Oliver Lynton-Wolfe requested agents take pictures of glyphs at certain key portals:  https://plus.google.com/events/c26shk6bpqa43tagjcfd8t5mjrs Huge thanks to Vicki Ellen for heading up this cross-faction coordination of the effort. She has provided this URL for global collaboration: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JNES3dw0q4KowSVGx7WDRl8bm8R5EiPfL3dqHqm3GxA/edit#gid=0 While we track the efforts, if you know of any pictures missed, please make a comment on the document and we'll verify and add it.  Together, we can restore the portal network and continue the investigation of the influence of these glyphs as in our current evaluation:  https://plus.google.com/+JenniferBrozek/posts/GBGfLHrDaUP Edgar Allan Wright H. Richard Loeb flint dille Hank Johnson Stein Lightman Luma Viride Andrew Krug Linda B

I received a response after sharing what Beauregarde Bittner was able to decode from the previous message.  I must say, I'm a little bit paranoid now.  The picture overlay, though it has filters on it, I'm fairly certain it is me. I'm also fairly certain that both Matt Stevenson and Jaime Quinonez were there with me, this was on the Mission Day just after Obsidian Seattle.  I think we may have all been being surveilled that day... probably because of the arrowheads, but maybe that has led to something else.  I'm really not sure what to think. Project Isthmus Operation Essex  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmmZZ46ZCuU

I'm a bit... concerned. I received a communication this morning with a video clip. I uploaded it so I could share it.  I think it came from someone I met at Obsidian Seattle, though I'm not 100% positive.  I'm not a codebreaker really, so, any help would be appreciated? Project Isthmus Matt Stevenson Operation Essex  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc2jwgkalYU

You’re walking down a path and come to a fork in the road. After careful consideration, you take the left path. Further down this path is another fork. You think about the information you have and take the right path and, happy in your decision, believe you know the way, but then...the road splits again. This happens again and again. The more you walk, the more you make a left or right turn, the more you realize that you are sure you have been here before. Janus, the god of water, archways, the beginning and the end, is the father of Tiberinus Janus is also believed to be before the gods, quite possibly the father of the gods Tiberinus, the god of the river Tiber, is the father of Agrippa and the grandfather of Remus and Romulus. Tiberinus is said to be the 9th king of Alba and a descendant of the Trojan Prince, and Roman hero, Aeneas. Remus and Romulus as said to be the founders of Rome which sits on the river Tiber. Romulus founded a cult based around Tiberinus. Cybele is called magn...

Project Isthmus Investigator Agent derp Posts The Acolyte's Artifact Speech From Vienna I'd like to thank fellow Project Isthmus founder M. K. for taking this video of the Acolyte, Nicole Kraler, and myself. We are happy to be able to provide this to the Niantic Project & Operation Essex Investigators, and the broader Ingress community as well. Edgar Allan Wright H. Richard Loeb flint dille Hank Johnson Stein Lightman Oliver Lynton-Wolfe Luma Viride Andrew Krug Linda B  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6jCeKqraUs

An idea that's been swirling in my mind. What do you guys think? Originally shared by Mustafa Said I'd like to shed light on a random thought that's been mulling in my mind for a long time now. I'm considering hosting a investigation hangout event soon, similar to the one Edgar Allan Wright ​ hosted during Abaddon. It is important to state that nothing about this is concrete yet. If everything on my end works in my favor, I'll be poking some of you to appear as members of the hangout. What do you guys think? What topics should we discuss? If I choose to go ahead about this, what advice can you give to me to help make the experience run as smooth as possible? Share your thoughts here. -Mustafa.

Glyph Talk 4/5 - Glyph Theme: Chaos Versus Harmony   In this fourth post about glyphs, I will be discussing the Glyph Themes of Chaos and Harmony. To get caught up, you can read the first three glyph posts: https://plus.google.com/+ProjectIsthmus/posts/EnDjgnm987t   Glyph Talk 1/5 – The Senders Glyph Talk 2/5 – Glyph Theme: Togetherness Glyph Talk 3/5 – Glyph Theme: Aggression Versus Safety   As before, the glyphs are a memetic language imparting concepts to influence the human mind. There appears to be two themes in conflict with each other: Harmony/Peace and Chaos. It is clear that the concept of Harmony/Peace comes from the Shapers side of the equation. It is not clear what the word “Chaos” is referring to, though it seems to both a N’zeer warning against the Shapers and a Shaper warning against the N’zeer. Between the two concepts, Harmony is a simple one (if hard to get to) while Chaos is complex and means too many different things based on context.   The concept of Harmony/Peace ...

HUMANS UNITE! Stop repeating the past!

Today I learned... Originally shared by Aaron Barnard The pursuit of Knowledge, and Truth Teammate asked if you could recycle a Lawson. I said, thats a dangerous question...

Project Isthmus Announces New/Official PI Logo! Everyone, the Project Isthmus team is proud to announce our new & official logo today!  There was a fair amount of collaboration that went into creating this, allow us to share with you some of the thoughts and dialogue associated with that effort: "We designed this logo to look like a glyph because just like glyphs get messages to agents - we are, in essence, working to get our message to the fans and members of Project Isthmus, as well as the broader Operation Essex , and even broader still Ingress communities. An isthmus is a narrow strip of land with water on either side that links two larger pieces of land, which is why we chose to have two larger triangles connected by a single line. As most isthmus are not straight, the line itself isn't straight - you might believe it is a bit complex ... As for the color choices, it was our intention to represent not just the individual factions, but also how they connect and blend....

Glyph Talk 3/5 - Glyph Theme: Aggression Versus Safety   In this third post about glyphs, I will be discussing the Glyph Themes of Aggression and Safety. To get caught up, you can read the first two glyph posts: https://plus.google.com/+ProjectIsthmus/posts/EnDjgnm987t   Glyph Talk 1/5 – The Senders Glyph Talk 2/5 - Glyph Theme: Togetherness   As before, the glyphs are a memetic language imparting concepts to influence the human mind. There appears to be two prevalent themes: Aggression which appears to be primarily from the N’zeer side and Safety which appears to be primarily from the Shapers.   The Aggressive stance links into the previously discussed Togetherness theme. The following are N’zeer influenced: ==>Attack Shaper Evolution ==>Gain Portal Attack Weakness ==>Attack Weak/Complex Shaper Lie ==>Forget Conflict Accept War   In these, the glyphs advocate aggression. To fight against something—the Shapers and their influence. Their whole ideology is an aggressive one. ...

Originally shared by Josh Basilio Let me say, what a weekend. Possibly a full post of my experiences later, but I've been captured in picture and video so much and the results speak for themselves. I did want to share something interesting the Enlightened GORUCK teams discovered during the course of our mission in Orlando. These are two sections of an encoded message, and we were told Hank Johnson​ is involved somehow. I'm also told that GORUCK teams elsewhere across the globe have recovered similar sections. I post these to foster a concerted effort to collect these fragments together and discover more truth. I believe my Resistance counterparts in Orlando have seen the same encoded sections that I have, plus more. Let's work together!

Originally shared by Ana Prados (Laria) After my meeting with the Acolyte, as promised, I'm posting the answer to the question everyone submitted, the time I have with her was limited, so no all the question has been answered. I have also resume my impression on the meeting at the end. Mustafa Said  I would like to know just how she had grown so close to +Roland Jarvis​ to the point that she was able to surpass him as the spiritual leader of the Enlightenment   She told me that even when they have different means, they want to achieve the same destination. He understood that and that's why she is her successor Mustafa Said   and  Mike Wissinger  I would also like to know what knowledge she possesses on the matter of Mazz and her untimely demise She can't answer that now, but she says, that everything will be revealed on time *What is the current state of Roland Jarvis  now that the sensitives have been respawned as simulacra* She does not know, she can communicate with him...

"You see the waves.  I see the water." The Acolyte has used this phrase many times for as long as she's been in the public eye... What does it mean? Here are three different shells, one given to Nicole Kraler, one to Matt Stevenson, and one to myself.  Their journey will be quick, but our journey with the shield of Obsidius appears to be just starting... Is there significance to the shells themselves? We know Martin Zehetmayer made a post on Operation Essex about one he too received.  A good discussion has been started here: https://plus.google.com/+MartinZehetmayer/posts/6FftTXyJE8g Acolyte photo credit: NCC1701R  Edgar Allan Wright H. Richard Loeb Operation Essex flint dille Hank Johnson Andrew Krug Linda B 

Thoughts on meeting the Acolyte As I saw Matt Stevenson open the box from Susanna Moyer, I knew from my recent meeting with flint dille during GORUCK  that we had a difficult path ahead of us.  Many investigators thought hard about the choice and after delivering the artifacts to The Acolyte. After receiving the artifacts, she said "we can now ignite the Obsidian Shield to protect us from the N'zeer."  I grew confident that we had made the right choice.  Shaper/N'zeer conflict benefits no one.  With the artifacts in her hand, I felt like I could rest easy. But there was no rest that day.  The Acolyte of Roland Jarvis said that now it's up to us!  It is up to us to prevail, and win, and fight.  A tall order, but the work of Ingress agents is never done.  The next step is approaching, and may hit close to home. Photo credit to NCC1701R  Edgar Allan Wright H. Richard Loeb Operation Essex flint dille Hank Johnson Andrew Krug Linda B 

Interesting local phenomenon - XM showing more along local trails, regardless of portal presence. Generally speaking, it looks like more trail activity means more XM. The winding trail with 2 partially deployed portals at the bottom has not previously shown any XM. The publicly accessible track has been an obvious oval for several months. Originally shared by Melissa Glasser Interesting XM distribution pattern showing up locally. Along area trails - more trail use, more XM.

Originally shared by H. Richard Loeb In the immediate aftermath of #IngressObsidian , reports started pouring in that XM around the Portals was vanishing. From what I’ve seen today, it’s true: we are facing a massive, worldwide XM drought. What’s going on? #InvestigateIngress http://investigate.ingress.com/2016/04/03/pacs-weekly-wrap-up-april-3-2016/

The Enlightened Team Analysis Of The Obsidian Artifacts As most of you know, the Artifacts were won as part of an Ingress  challenge that started with Susanna Moyer. As such, in order for our global Enlightened team to make the best decision when presented with such a tough choice, we needed to analyze it. Special thanks to Andrea Marcolini GreyWagtail ENL Agent absolute 119966 and others for help with the analysis. Now that we have been allowed to reveal the complete Artifact images, let us show you our interpretation of them. This is the second of a two part series we are releasing today. ~Agent derp Edgar Allan Wright H. Richard Loeb Operation Essex flint dille Hank Johnson Andrew Krug Linda B 

Full Obsidian Artifacts Image Release Project Isthmus is happy to present the full images of the Obsidian Artifacts. These were photos taken that were originally sent to the Acolyte and corresponded about with Luma Viride  This is the first of a two part series we are releasing today. ~Agent derp Edgar Allan Wright H. Richard Loeb Operation Essex flint dille Hank Johnson Andrew Krug  Linda B 

#STREETTEAM  We have all noticed the disappearance of XM. It seems that the portals no long produce it. However, this morning, after capturing a portal, I did see some XM produced. I need the Street Team to get me some data: Capture 5 portals - Partial deploy. Wait to see if XM appears in the usual time after portal capture. Capture 5 different portals - Full deploy. Wait to see if XM appears in the usual time after portal capture. List your results here. with your Agent Name and your City/State/Country. Data is important! flint dille Hank Johnson Edgar Allan Wright H. Richard Loeb

One More Artifact Image We said no more images UNTIL Vienna... Well, that time is upon us! Operation Essex​ H. Richard Loeb​ Edgar Allan Wright​ Hank Johnson​ Luma Viride​ Andrew Krug​ Linda B​ Archit Bhargava​

Resistance On Point Special thanks to Vicki Ellen , Aze Bugy , and Mustafa Said  Project Isthmus respectfully asks you do not share our subtitles to subtitle sharing pages/lists/apps. ;-) Operation Essex Andrew Krug Linda B  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky1biE39m-Y