FR has been down all day. Coincidence?
Don’t think so. From what I have read it must be a technical issue. I could only gain access through the fixed IP for the DNS.
Searched the web, and guess where the most discussion of the problem was? On DU. Some there knew that it could be accessed with the numeric IP address. Speculation there was that FR had changed Hosts and the address change had not filtered through all the networks.
I strongly suggest developing alternate ways to communicate, be it simple e-mail to trusted posters to going so far as getting a ham radio or shortwave.
They(guess who) desperately want FR shutdown, its too big of an obstacle and has the ability to organize opposition to the Obama agenda very quickly.