Hi there,
We were working on a new version of FlowReader yesterday so it's possible that the timeouts were connected to that. It should all be back to normal today! If you experience any more problems, just let us know your user ID (you can find it on this link http://flowreader.com/user/info) and we'll take a look at your account and make sure everything's working properly!

Thank you for getting in touch with us! We don't have plans to add a Politics section at the moment, but you can create your own by clicking on "Add Content" and then adding your favorite websites or blogs. Hope this helps!