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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net

Mrs. Paul Titus, 77-year-old air raid spotter of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, carries a gun as she patrols her beat, on December 20, 1941. Mrs. Titus signed-up the day after the Pearl Harbor attack. “I can carry a gun any time they want me to,” she declared. AP Photo.

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aug 22, 2025, 10:20 pm • 92 7

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Bryann Thomas @bryannthomas.bsky.social

Isn’t that Mrs Doubtfire?

aug 22, 2025, 10:47 pm • 0 0 • view
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cougar2003.bsky.social @cougar2003.bsky.social

We'd all be surprised to find out ggreat grandmoms born 1900, many were crack shots. Kept their weapons cleaned and oil at the ready.

aug 22, 2025, 11:05 pm • 0 0 • view
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Noah Brand @noahbrand.bsky.social

In the event of a Japanese air raid on the 4th-most populous county in Pennsylvania, Mrs. Titus is prepared to unleash two entire barrels of 00 buckshot, which the Mitsubishi and Nakajima fighters of the era were notoriously vulnerable to.

aug 22, 2025, 10:38 pm • 2 0 • view
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xarophti @xarophti.bsky.social

Don't mess with Pennsylvania!

aug 23, 2025, 11:50 am • 1 0 • view