The NBA fines for a really good joke.
April 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The NBA fines for a really good joke.
Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, from Seattle, was filmed throwing a large rock at a Hawaiian monk seal. When confronted, he said, “I’m rich. I can pay the fines.” He was arrested and faces up to two years in prison and $70K in fines.
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May 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, from Seattle, was filmed throwing a large rock at a Hawaiian monk seal. When confronted, he said, “I’m rich. I can pay the fines.” He was arrested and faces up to two years in prison and $70K in fines.
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Some nearby residents worry that the fine, a drop in the bucket for a company with several billion dollars in capital, will do little to deter similar behavior in the future.
New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators
Million-dollar fines won’t end billionaires’ data center pollution, neighbors fear.
arstechnica.com
September 25, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Some nearby residents worry that the fine, a drop in the bucket for a company with several billion dollars in capital, will do little to deter similar behavior in the future.
WNBA Agrees To End Disparity Between Men’s, Women’s Fines https://theonion.com/wnba-agrees-to-end-disparity-between-mens-womens-fines/
August 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
WNBA Agrees To End Disparity Between Men’s, Women’s Fines https://theonion.com/wnba-agrees-to-end-disparity-between-mens-womens-fines/
Ireland fines Google €403 million on behalf of EU for location data breach
Ireland fines Google €403 million on behalf of EU for location data breach
'As a result of Google's failures... individuals could have been unaware that their location was being used to influence them with ads or to infer their interests,' said Graham Doyle, deputy commissioner for Ireland's Data Protection Commission.
www.lemonde.fr
September 21, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Ireland fines Google €403 million on behalf of EU for location data breach
Reminder that fines are only punishment for the poor 🥰
🚨 BREAKING: Elon Musk found liable for misleading investors in Twitter takeover. Damages could cost him billions.
March 20, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Reminder that fines are only punishment for the poor 🥰
Is that all?
How about massive massive fines, after years long Federal and Provincial inquiries, then ban them from the nation.
How about massive massive fines, after years long Federal and Provincial inquiries, then ban them from the nation.
September 2, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Is that all?
How about massive massive fines, after years long Federal and Provincial inquiries, then ban them from the nation.
How about massive massive fines, after years long Federal and Provincial inquiries, then ban them from the nation.
Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
Russian court fines Google $2 decillion
Don't hold your breath Putin
www.theregister.com
October 30, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
The European Union has issued over $8 billion in fines against companies like Meta, Apple, Amazon and Google.
Trump Threatens EU With Tariffs In Retaliation For Fines Against American Tech Giants
The European Union has issued over $8 billion in fines against companies like Meta, Apple, Amazon and Google.
www.forbes.com
July 24, 2026 at 7:05 PM
The European Union has issued over $8 billion in fines against companies like Meta, Apple, Amazon and Google.
fines are not an effective deterrent when u are dealing with trillion dollar corporations
In case you wanted about 3,700 words on the problems with today's "settlement" that gives Meta way more power over how the internet works than it should have.
Meta Just Paid Nearly $17 Billion To Make Sure It Gets To Write The Kid Safety Rules For Every Other Social Media Platform
By now...
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/26/meta-just-paid-nearly-17-billion-to-make-sure-it-gets-to-write-the-kid-safety-rules-for-every-other-social-media-platform/
By now...
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/26/meta-just-paid-nearly-17-billion-to-make-sure-it-gets-to-write-the-kid-safety-rules-for-every-other-social-media-platform/
August 26, 2026 at 11:56 PM
fines are not an effective deterrent when u are dealing with trillion dollar corporations
Who will Trump sanction when EU fines X for producing chid porn?
January 2, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Who will Trump sanction when EU fines X for producing chid porn?
Brian Branch will not be intimidated by your fines
November 17, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Brian Branch will not be intimidated by your fines
Since Manchester City’s owners are guilty of systematic cheating, surely the punishments (relegation, huge fines, transfer bans) should also including stripping them of their right to run a football club?
The Manchester City cheating scandal, just like Chelsea’s cheating under Abramovich, is the inevitable result of complacent regulators allowing British football to be used for sportswashing by charlatans, crooks and despotic regimes
September 26, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Since Manchester City’s owners are guilty of systematic cheating, surely the punishments (relegation, huge fines, transfer bans) should also including stripping them of their right to run a football club?
I work at a library that still issues fines to kids and teens for late books. I don't fine them. Because it's ridiculous to give a child a negative experience of books, & equally ridiculous to punish students for working hard. I always make the fines disappear from their account.
September 18, 2026 at 11:25 AM
I work at a library that still issues fines to kids and teens for late books. I don't fine them. Because it's ridiculous to give a child a negative experience of books, & equally ridiculous to punish students for working hard. I always make the fines disappear from their account.
Please don’t gamble if you’re dead. The gaming commission keeps giving us fines.
September 23, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Please don’t gamble if you’re dead. The gaming commission keeps giving us fines.
1/ Danny Tommo is in very serious trouble and faces unlimited fines and potential life imprisonment. Here's how it breaks down:
Far-right activist Danny Tommo has been arrested after filming himself slashing a migrant dinghy in the English Channel👇
Far-right activist arrested after filming himself slashing migrant dinghy
www.thenational.scot
September 24, 2026 at 8:52 AM
1/ Danny Tommo is in very serious trouble and faces unlimited fines and potential life imprisonment. Here's how it breaks down:
Should be $1mil per day in fines
September 23, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Should be $1mil per day in fines
Aw! How sad!
MAGA MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Dragged After Weeping To Judge That He Has No Money To Pay Fines
Sad!
www.comicsands.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Aw! How sad!
Ed Miliband better hope he didn't forget to pay any library fines 15 years ago
As transport sec Louise Haigh
-resolved the industrial dispute on the railways
-was proceeding with rail public ownership
-spoke clearly on P&O
-gave priority to buses & opposed removal of the £2 cap
For her approach she attracted hostility from the right. It’s a backward development to lose her
-resolved the industrial dispute on the railways
-was proceeding with rail public ownership
-spoke clearly on P&O
-gave priority to buses & opposed removal of the £2 cap
For her approach she attracted hostility from the right. It’s a backward development to lose her
November 29, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Ed Miliband better hope he didn't forget to pay any library fines 15 years ago
MP introduces Bill to prevent England water companies from "delaying" payment of fines.
Companies negotiate fines, which are later deferred/waived. It is a licence to abuse.
Execs rewarded for boosting profits through illegal practices, face no fines.
Bill won't become law. Govt/Tories oppose it.
Companies negotiate fines, which are later deferred/waived. It is a licence to abuse.
Execs rewarded for boosting profits through illegal practices, face no fines.
Bill won't become law. Govt/Tories oppose it.
Stop letting water companies delay fines, urges Oxfordshire MP
Henley and Thame MP Freddie van Mierlo says the law currently
www.bbc.co.uk
April 19, 2026 at 6:52 AM
MP introduces Bill to prevent England water companies from "delaying" payment of fines.
Companies negotiate fines, which are later deferred/waived. It is a licence to abuse.
Execs rewarded for boosting profits through illegal practices, face no fines.
Bill won't become law. Govt/Tories oppose it.
Companies negotiate fines, which are later deferred/waived. It is a licence to abuse.
Execs rewarded for boosting profits through illegal practices, face no fines.
Bill won't become law. Govt/Tories oppose it.
In Georgia, courts are overburdened and cannot deal with the abundance of administrative fines imposed by the regime. For that reason, now it's the police that issues fines, not courts. Nevertheless, people say we should all appeal the fines and further overwork the system.
February 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In Georgia, courts are overburdened and cannot deal with the abundance of administrative fines imposed by the regime. For that reason, now it's the police that issues fines, not courts. Nevertheless, people say we should all appeal the fines and further overwork the system.
library fines, mostly
where is michigan getting all this money
🚨🚨FOLKS🚨🚨
They might not win (first time for everything??) but Michigan just made history as our first team EVER to cross $200K
www.moneycannon.org?t=leaderboard
They might not win (first time for everything??) but Michigan just made history as our first team EVER to cross $200K
www.moneycannon.org?t=leaderboard
April 22, 2026 at 4:43 PM
library fines, mostly
NEW YORK (AP) — Judge fines Trump $1,000 for contempt and threatens jail time if he violates gag order again, says fines aren't working.
May 6, 2024 at 1:42 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Judge fines Trump $1,000 for contempt and threatens jail time if he violates gag order again, says fines aren't working.