The Media & Their Narratives.

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Here's a simple one where word-smithing is heavily relied on to report the basic facts, yet not approach the full meaning
of what a preferred person -in this case, Elizabeth Holmes, actually did. The BBC used to be experts in narrative-forming,
but with standards dropping through diversity-overrides-qualified-Journalism, their bar has severely lowered.

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes jailed for fraud

'Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison for defrauding investors in her blood
testing start-up that was once valued at $9bn (£7.5bn). The former Silicon Valley star falsely claimed the technology could
diagnose disease with just a few drops of blood.



Holmes, 38, who is pregnant, tearfully told the court she felt "deep pain" for those misled by the scam.

She was found guilty in January after a three-month trial. Holmes is expected to appeal against the sentence, which was
handed down on Friday in a California court...'

If one clicked on their web page of this article, it can be seen that the sentence that tells the reader Elizabeth Holmes is
pregnant is a solitary acknowledgment. This is meant to show that her pregnancy is relevant to the reader on an emotional
level solely due to the writer's belief-system. Holmes wilfully committed a crime when she wasn't with child, but mercy
should be shown now by the reader -not the Judge, because of the writer's wish to display the female as a victim of
circumstance and not someone who accountable for her actions.

'...Once hailed as the "next Steve Jobs", she was at one time said to be the world's youngest self-made billionaire.
She launched Theranos after dropping out of Stanford University at age 19, and its value rose sharply after the company
claimed it could bring about a revolution in disease diagnosis. But the technology Holmes touted did not work and - awash
in lawsuits - the company was dissolved by 2018...'

Because of the lawsuits?! The litigated accusations were that the device didn't do what it said on the tin and that was why
the company was closed down, not because these bothersome 'lawsuits' brought Holmes' business to a halt!

'...Elizabeth Holmes: From tech star to convicted fraudster
At Holmes' trial in San Jose, California, prosecutors said she knowingly misled doctors and patients about Theranos' flagship
product - the Edison machine - which the company claimed could detect cancer, diabetes and other conditions using just a
few drops of blood. They also accused Holmes of vastly exaggerating the firm's performance to its financial backers...'

The machine didn't work and Holmes knew it, but instead of stating this, the article -via word-smithing, implies otherwise.
If the device worked once and this was enough to convince the business called Theranos to invest in it, some leeway could
be offered that the company was also duped by the inventor.

But Elizabeth Holmes' company designed and built the f*cking thing! If it didn't work at the beginning and never worked
throughout its testing and yet, it was touted as a functional miracle, on the mainland, we call that a scam!!
Jeez-Louise, what these bastards will do for ratings!

'...Jurors ultimately found her guilty on four counts of fraud, with a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. But they
found her not guilty on four other charges, and failed to reach a verdict on three more. Before Judge Edward Davila
issued his sentence on Friday, Holmes read a speech to the court in which she tearfully apologised to investors and
patients...'

Now this part is important when it comes to building an immune-system against media narratives and the ongoing
behaviour of those some call 'the Elite'. Their evidential reasoning for anti-social acts within their influential affluent
close-knit community is that committing harm is simply part of life, but atoning for that deliberately-created corruption
verbally, should cleanse their record because they recognise the verdict of others for their behaviour.

In laymen terms, one only does wrong when a more-powerful other deems it wrong. It's sociopathic, but it seems it's
acceptable in the articles of the media. However, try tricking the public when one is from a different class-level and
one can be assured the same scriveners will write and broadcast an opinion that will overshadow the actual article!

But here among the 'beautiful-people', their apology must be exhibited.

'..."I am devastated by my failings. I have felt deep pain for what people went through, because I failed them," she said.
"I regret my failings with every cell of my body," she continued.

The judge referred to Holmes as a "brilliant" entrepreneur, and told her: "Failure is normal. But failure by fraud is not OK."...'

I love the need to exonerate the convicted fraudster with the use if the Judge's remarks in quotation marks!
At this point, the BBC found it necessary to insert an analysis from their North American technology reporter.
James Clayton.

'A warning to Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a place where fortunes can be made and squandered. It's not unusual for investors to lose big sums of money. It's also not unusual for founders to make grandiose claims about their tech.

What is different about Holmes' case, though, is that Theranos' unwinding actually led to fraud charges that stuck.
It is notoriously difficult to get successful prosecutions in cases of white-collar fraud in the US.
When investors lose money, they often simply write it off, or pursue compensation privately.

Holmes' punishment is a warning for Silicon Valley executives that there are real consequences for misleading investors. 
This isn't a slap on the wrist, it's significant time in prison...'

I'm sure we don't need to tarry on this obtuse piece of nothingness. The 'Reporter' isn't warning the adults of Silicon Valley
to not commit crime, he's suggesting the technology hub should be aware of the consequences.

Anyway, back to the facts... which is what they call them, these days.

'She is required to surrender to begin serving her sentence on 27 April.
Holmes and Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, her former business partner and lover, were charged in 2018 with wire fraud and
conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Balwani, who was tried separately, was found guilty of fraud this summer. He will be
sentenced next month.

Prosecutors requested that she face 15 years in prison and pay some $800m in restitution to investors, including several
high-profile figures such as former US Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who testified against her at the trial, and
software tycoon Larry Ellison.

But Holmes' defence team - who argued she was well-intentioned and trying to help people - said she should spend 18
months under house arrest. The judge on Friday determined that she had caused $121m in losses to investors, including
Rupert Murdoch and the family that owns Walmart. The amount she will be required to repay will be determined at a later
court hearing...'

Oooh..." the big-boys -or to put it another way, her own kind were ripped off and since a trial can rise or fall by the calibre of
a lawyer's costly ability, Holmes' sentence of over a decade in the big-house was a certainty when it comes to stealing from
the rich to NOT save the poor!

'...Over 130 friends, family and former Theranos employees wrote to the judge to appeal for clemency.
The group noted that Holmes is a young mother. She had a son in July 2021 and is currently pregnant with her second child.
It is not known when she is due to give birth. Her lawyers are expected to try to keep her from entering prison until after the baby is born...'

I guess that was where Jeffrey Dahmer, David Berkowitz and Squeaky Fromme messed-up, they should've been pregnant
when they were in court. So much for equality of the sexes!

'...Her partner Billy Evans, in his sentencing memo to the court, told the judge that he fears for "a future in which my son
grows up with a relationship with his mother on the other side of glass armed by guards"...'

Evans should ask his partner about that. I think we can accept such variables were taken into the equation when Elizabeth Holmes decided to lie to the world about a machine that didn't work. There used to be a phrase for it, but it's from so long ago... Oh yes, that's it... 'self accountability'.

'...Eileen Lepera, a Silicon Valley secretary who lost a chunk of her life savings by investing in Theranos, told the BBC she was "happy" with the sentence. "I think it's fair, considering all the facts of the case," Ms Lepera said. "She [Holmes] knew
it was fraud, and she put people's lives at risk."...'

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Thank you Ms Lepera, a sensible quote in a sea of pretentious shite!!