Refugees: Nothing to Worry About

From 1/7/16 KTVB:

BOISE — A Boise man convicted of aiding a terrorist group was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in federal prison.

Fazliddin Kurbanov, 33, amassed explosive materials in his Curtis Road apartment and communicated online with members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan about how best to carry out a bomb attack against the "infidels" in America.

Kurbanov, who came to the United States as a refugee in 2009, was convicted in August of conspiracy to provide material support to a terrorist organization, attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization and possession of an unregistered destructive device. He was acquitted of two additional charges.

Why I Am Less Fearful About Ebola Than I Used To Be

Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever.  It turns that mant Americans (at least those of European ancestry) are likely immune to it, because so many of us have the CCR5-delta 32 mutation, which protects from HIV and hemorhhagic fevers.  Even if it were to break into the general population, the net effect would be to disproportionately kill the poorest and most reliably Democratic voters.  Since many Americans have already been exposed to HIV (especially in the 1980s through blood transfusions) without developing AIDS, my guess is that the risks of getting Ebola are relatvely lower than for the unlucky people of West Africa.  Our ancestors in Europe paid the price during the Black Death, thank them for their sacrifice.