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How the fuck is there no consequences for this?
They figured out that lawsuits take longer than the election news cycle, so they can get away with the misinformation long enough for their purposes. Even if they were to get a C&D order quickly, it may have reached enough people that matter to them, and by the time they get any actual consequences the election is probably over.
Sure, but lawsuits are not her only recourse. She could actively endorse Kamala, for instance, and that would be terrible for Trump.
Maybe it would, but there's a chance that, given contradictory info, people pick and choose what they want to believe and all she'll really do is neutralise the effect. There will also be some set of people that the first ad reaches but the second doesn't. For some people, it will just undermine their faith in "the media" - "can't believe anything these days" - which also may play into the hands of those thriving on deception and misinformation.
All in all, it's a gamble, but I'm not confident that it will be a net loss for them.
Sure, anything could happen. I think Taylor Swift has enough money and reach to make herself heard if she really wants, in a way that leaves no doubt. Yes, people will pick and choose, but if they're choosing to believe Taylor Swift supports Trump, they aren't dealing with reality anyway. Those people were going to vote for Trump no matter what because they look for every little sign of support for Trump, no matter how ludicrous it is.
because it’s been like… a second
there very well might be consequences- taylor swift probably isn’t too pleased, and she has the money to sue… but law suits take time
They do take a very, veeery long time when it comes to this guy. Thats for sure.
The fans will be the consequence. He stepped in something that's not just a lawsuit he can delay. He just pissed off all the Swifties who are very aware of her repudiation of the GOP and Trump. He may have just sent the DNC thousands of new volunteers.
Because a bunch of assholes started screaming 'theres a guy on the roof!'