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RUPTURE MAG
D.C.-MARYLAND-VIRGINIA
SUMMER 2023, ISSUE #1
$20 SINGLE, $80 WHOLESALE

available to order from: https://ftpdistro.github.io/

Long-form print discourse within radical scenes is a dying form. We have become overly-reliant on thinkpiece websites and social media. For those of us that came into anarchist networks via newspapers and 'zines, it probably feels somewhat alien to hear that people are being radicalized on Discord and Reddit. Yes, there are some advantages to using the internet as a tool for communication, and we don't abstain from it. But every tool has its limits.

A revitalization of anarchist print media is underway. Rupture Mag is the beginning of that here in D.C. In other US cities there is The Chaostar (NYC), Filler (PGH), and Anathema (PHL). Some of these issue will be free locally to those in the know. Unlike other releases from this distro, will have to sell a significant portion of these zines to cover the costs of Issue #2. That being said, we hope that future issues can be full-color and professionally printed on 11" x 17" glossy paper.

This issue is about reflection. Reflection on past movements and direct actions. Reflection of past strategies can help us forge new ones. In the 'What Went Down' section we will feature a recap of direct actions from 2011-2023. None of the editorials or reportbacks are from 2023, however our future issues will be more topical and relevant.

Comments

CIA guy (not verified) Wed, 07/26/2023 - 21:12

In reply to by anon (not verified)

D.C. is the mailing office... the main editing office is located deep inside some very huge office complex in Langley, Virginia, and consists of a eye-scanning protected small office with a PC and a printer. Cutting edge tech we go here, and you should see our cafeteria! It's 24/7 chatter about profitable business opprtunies with subcontractors... Btw have you met Dr Chomsky yet? I'll present him to you at lunch time!

FTP DISTRO (not verified) Sun, 08/06/2023 - 02:37

In reply to by CIA guy (not verified)

Can confirm, we are forcing oldheads to purchase multiple $20 copies of a single shitty 'zine using mind control.
but forreal tho checkout the F.A.Q. for info on pricing.

Stormy (not verified) Thu, 07/27/2023 - 11:54

Hilarious. Yes, I am guessing most postmodern "anarchists" are Following Biden's Instructions. A senile, pedophile crime boss and his private federal police force run the show, with fake activists and faux "white supremacists" popping up everywhere. I would not be surprised in anarchistnews.org was FED.

anon (not verified) Sun, 08/06/2023 - 03:22

It would be nice if more info could be provided about the contents of the magazine, the general principles or points of unity among the contributors, how many pages are in it, a list of articles, a picture of the front cover, a sample article, maybe even a full digital version for the international community to discuss since it's not being sold abroad. Lacking any of these things it seems doubtful that Rupture Mag even exists beyond this blurb and a paypal account

FTP DISTRO (not verified) Sun, 08/06/2023 - 10:20

In reply to by anon (not verified)

Our bad, many of the photos are on the Instagram and twitter though:
https://www.instagram.com/rupturemag1312/
https://twitter.com/ftpdistro1312

Unfortunately the magazine is print only (for now). When we sell all copies it will potentially become digital.
Edition of 200, 8.5" x 11" folded, card stock color cover, double stapled, 68 pages.
As far as point of unity? we are anarchists that want to create a more robust counterculture in the area we live in. Some of us still remember seeing people table zines at shows on a regular basis and we want that again. punk is a movement yadda yadda

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