The issues the site is having were discussed at length in this thread:
Dear Free Republic - are you under attack?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2653268/posts
You aren’t the only one.
If this thread is anything like that one, you will probably be attacked for wondering what is going on, and if anything is being done about it. This is really a shame on a number of levels.
I admit to not having looked at the hundred-odd posts in this thread about this.
Thanks...I’ll check it out.