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Some random bloggorother points to Veretect’s (twitfeed, timeline) claim that it’s traced swine flu to a (drift|drove|sounder) of Patient Zeroes in a Granjas Carroll–operated (i.e., Smithfield-owned) pig farm in La Gloria, Perote Municipality, Veracruz State, Mexico.

The next illogical step in the construction of this moral tale was anticipated by Critical Art Ensemble and Richard Pell more than a decade ago:

It’s God’s wrath at pigs for not being kosher.

[Update: That didn’t take long. FRC jefe Tony Perkins spake: “What do sick pigs have to do with widespread, taxpayer-funded abortion? More than you might think. This week, as panic spreads over a potential swine flu pandemic, liberals are already scheming how they can...” More! Fleabag furriners threatening our precious bodily fluids. More! Mike Davis says the public-health infrastructure “belongs to the same class of Ponzified risk management as Madoff securities.” More! In accordance with prophecy, a nomenclatural battle royal. More! “A-”-lister suggests an awkward but descriptive name: “Smithfield Industrial Farming Swine Flu”; how about Smithfield North American Flu or SNAFLU? More inclusive... More! The Daily Show runs this item in reverse.]