TikTok, On The Clock, Joe Jeffries Career Has Stopped

Social media like TikTok once again-like money, power, & alcohol-empowers folks to be their selves, and often far too much of themselves.

“Lincoln Walks At Midnight” statue in front of the West Virginia State Capitol. Photo by Upstateherd [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

He might be the first elected official to have his career ended via TikTok, but it is doubtful West Virginia State Delegate Joe Jeffries (R-Putnam) will be the last to have problems with the popular social media app.

Washington Post:

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice called on Saturday for the resignation of a state lawmaker who posted a sexually explicit TikTok video to his public account.

State Del. Joe Jeffries was stripped of a committee assignment on Friday after word spread of the social media posting, according to a statement from House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, who called his fellow Republican an “embarrassment.”

On Saturday, the state’s Republican governor issued a statement calling Jeffries’ behavior “sad” and…