Jim Overmyer
jimov.bsky.social
Jim Overmyer
@jimov.bsky.social
Reader, writer, likes cats, dogs, long walks in the desert, baseball on the radio.
Protests against Southern Arizona GOP Congressman Juan Ciscomani continue in Tucson. As citizens keep expressing their dissatisfaction with him, the signs grow ever more interesting.
#JuanCiscomani #JuanLies.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Tucson Congressman Juan Ciscomani, a highly vulnerable Republican, is under sustained attack from the group "Pressure Ciscomani" which had the biggest display at one of the No Kings rallies October 18. Check out the website JuanLies.com.

#NoKings #Ciscomani #Tucson
October 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Tucson, AZ, overwhelmingly turns out again for the No Kings protest. These are at one of two rallies in the city, but there were others in adjoining communities.

#NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The L-O-N-G No Kings motorcade in Tucson Saturday, part of daylong protests. Photo is from the Arizona Daily Star. No pictures from me, I was driving, somewhere in the procession. #NoKings #Tucson
June 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
My favorite sign from today’s Hands Off #handsoff Tucson rally.
April 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
April 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The Department of Defense's moronically-deleted article on the Black barrier breaking baseball player Jackie Robinson, a hero in his day and now for bringing about baseball integration, has been restored to the DOD website.
March 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Big author’s weekend for me March 15 and 16 at the Tucson Festival of Books. Three hours of book signing for The Electrocution of Baby Lawrence: A Murder That Shook a New England Town at the Indie Author Pavilion 10 to 1 on the 15th.
March 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The Folks in Tucson gather again today to make clear their disapproval of the current Republican admininistraton. And then, some. Marching from a city park to City Hall Plaza.
March 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
A true crime podcast about my book, "The Electrocution of Baby Lawrence." The Murder and Mimosas hosts back focus on the story of the crime -- the prejudices toward disabled children, and class distinctions in the 1940s that influenced the case.

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The Electrocution of Baby Lawrence: Justice, Prejudice, and Legacy - Murder and Mimosas Podcast
The tragic tale of Baby Lawrence Noxon raises uncomfortable questions about parenting, societal attitudes towards disabilities, and the evolution of justice. This case reflects a complex interplay of ...
murderandmimosas.buzzsprout.com
January 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Here's an interview with the hosts of the True Crime XS podcast about my book, "The Electrocution of Baby Lawrence," the story of a notorious murder trial in 1944.

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Listen Right Now — True Crime XS
www.truecrimexs.com
January 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Reposted by Jim Overmyer
Happy New Year from Dorothy Parker (and me).
December 31, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Just in time for holiday shopping (and no Black Friday crowds), one of my publishers, Rowman & LIttlefield, has in-stock titles for 35 percent off until December 15.
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R&L The Epic Book Sale | 35% Off
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November 23, 2024 at 12:32 AM
First cat picture, Terrance, my editorial aide. Working on his memoirs, all nine of them.
November 14, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Part-time writer, full-time reader. "Going public" here to shamelessly promote my new true crime book, "The Electrocution of Baby Lawrence" (on sale this week at Amazon, by the way), but also to join in following legal and sports stories, anything else that interests me, and good cat pictures.
November 12, 2024 at 1:36 PM