Israeli Actor Among Two Killed in California Plane Crash

Photo of plane crash via San Bernardino County Fire’s X Account

The identities of a pilot and passenger killed in a small plane crash in Hesperia, California, have been revealed.

According to the San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office, the pilot was identified as Israeli Actor Guy Kapulnik, 46.

The passenger was revealed to be Taylor Laska, a 33-year-old resident of Santa Monica.

The FAA and NTSB have since launched an investigation into the crash to determine the factors that led to the tragic accident.

Per The New York Post:

An actor turned aviation fanatic has been identified as one of two who died in a Southern California plane crash last week.

A light aircraft containing Guy Kapulnik crashed nose-down in a remote field Thursday morning in Hesperia, north of Lake Arrowhead.

Kapulnik was an Israeli who served in the Israeli Defense Forces in its elite 669 search and rescue unit.

He acted in movies like 2020’s Call of the Wild, “Room 514,” “Salsa Tel Aviv,” “Watch Over Me,” and “Lebanon.” Kapulnik has more than 30 IMDB credits in his career.

In a statement, the family of Kapulnik shared, “Guy was a man of action, curiosity, and adventure.”

They added, “An actor and creator, a skipper and seaman. Throughout his life, he moved between the stage and the camera, the sea and the skies, and dared again and again to choose new paths and do the things he loved.”

Besides being an actor, Kapulnik also worked as a flight instructor.

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Victor Reacts: Fake Christian James Talarico Told Christians to Listen to Muhammad? (VIDEO)

Texans are being bombarded with campaign ads supporting James Talarico as millions of dollars are poured into Texas in an effort to flip the U.S. Senate seat.

Anyone who sees these ads will know that the Democrats are trying to position him as a reasonable moderate Democrat who shares Texas’ Christian values.

Obviously that could not be further from the truth.

As is continually exposed, Talarico is a far-left radical who called God non-binary, claimed Jesus was a radical feminist, loves “trans kids,” and now a video shows him telling a Christian congregation to listen to a voice like Muhammad.

The Gateway Pundit reported,

This guy makes the most immature and weird comments while preaching to his far-left church.

What a complete flake.

November 3rd is going to be a rough day for Texas . Not even all of their fake voters and cheating is going to push this clown over the finish line.

He’s just too weird.

Here is James Talarico preaching at his far-left church, St. Andrews Presbyterian, in Austin, Texas. The church posted the video in September 2019.

He tells the assembled Christians to follow a prophetic voice like Muhammad, the Dalai Lama, Toni Morrison, or Mr. Rogers.

James Talarico: “It could be for you a different prophetic voice from a different faith tradition: Buddha, Muhammad, Moses, Lao Tzu, Thich Nhat Hanh, the Dalai Lama. Or it may be a prophetic voice from history: Black Elk, Martin Luther King, Dorothy Day, Dolores Huerta, Toni Morrison, Mahatma Gandhi, Mr. Rogers.”

Texans see through his lies.

Talarico is just the latest phony product of the Democrat machine as they try to mislead voters into supporting a radical liberal.

It will fail once again, just like it did with Beto!

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Jasmine Crockett PAC Shares List of Candidates She’s Endorsing with One Noteworthy Person Mysteriously Absent

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas has left one very noticeable name off her list of endorsements in the November election: And it’s the Democrat who defeated her in the primary for Senate.

Texas state Rep. James Talarico was victorious over Crockett by 54.5 percent to 46.2 percent of the vote in the March primary, after which Crockett issued a statement saying Democrats “must remain united,” as noted by Politico.

However, Talarico was not on the list of 14 candidates supported by Crockett’s Fueling Individual Rights Everywhere PAC, as noted in a post on the social media platform X.

That led former Democratic Rep. Susan Wild of Pennsylvania to indict Crockett as being more of a diva than a Democrat, as Fox News reported.

“F— her. That’s all I can say. And that statement has nothing to do with blind loyalty to Dems,” Wild wrote in an X post.

“It has everything to do with her being a narcissistic drama queen who has used her platform (such as it is) only to advance herself. Karma will suck,” Wild posted.

Crockett fired back at her critics on X.

“Y’all are corny! Keep receipts. I’ll be happy when people either give a damn about FACTS or news media goes back to the news instead of deciding to ride the tabloid lane. NOW FOR THE 1000th time maybe write an article about KEN F*in PAXTON. Y’all sound like corny groupies,” Crockett wrote.

Fox News noted that Crockett’s FIRE PAC raised only $144,960 and has focused on local or state-level races.

Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic candidate for governor of Texas, was also not included on Crockett’s list.

Newsweek noted that Crockett carped from the sidelines about the lack of statewide black candidates on the Democratic line.

She said in a recent interview that black voter enthusiasm could be limited due to the lack of a black candidate.

“I’ve not heard a bunch of kumbaya,” she told The Dallas Morning News, according to Newsweek. “People don’t seem to be convinced at this point, but there’s a lot of time between now and November.”

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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JUST IN: US Supreme Court Allows Tennessee’s Execution of Christa Pike to Move Forward

Christa Gail Pike. Credit: Tennessee Department of Corrections

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Tennessee’s execution of Christa Gail Pike to move forward after a last-minute stay.

Earlier Wednesday, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to halt the execution to determine whether Pike’s allegations of childhood sexual abuse were taken into consideration during her death penalty sentencing.

Tennessee’s Attorney General immediately appealed to the Supreme Court. A few hours later, the Supreme Court allowed Tennessee to go forward with the execution.

This is the First time Tennessee will have executed a woman in 200 years.

Christa Pike, 50, is set to be executed for a 1995 fatal stabbing, torture and beating of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer.

An inverted pentagram was carved into Slemmer’s chest during the gruesome murder.

Pike was 18 at the time of the murder. Pike’s boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp, was also convicted of the 1995 murder.

The Associated Press reported:

The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the execution of Christa Gail Pike to go forward, overturning a last-minute stay on Wednesday that was issued by an appeals court hours earlier.

Pike was scheduled to die by lethal injection in the morning, and witnesses had already gathered at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville when the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to issue a stay. That court said a delay was needed to consider whether Pike’s allegations of childhood sexual abuse were fully considered at her sentencing.

Pike, now 50, and her boyfriend were convicted of the 1995 stabbing and beating of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, their classmate at a job training facility in Knoxville.

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President Trump Goes Off on Newsom and California Democrats For State’s Disastrous Oil Policies, High Gas Prices (VIDEO)

Trump Oval Office

President Trump on Wednesday announced a major $54 billion investment in Alaska liquefied natural gas as part of a broader $350 billion investment deal with South Korea.

“We’re thrilled to announce one of the largest energy infrastructure investments in American history,” Trump said.

— A $22.3 billion, 6.5 GW natural-gas power facility in Encinal, Texas.

— Eight large nuclear reactors

— Alaska LNG project

Trump took questions from reporters after his announcement.

A reporter pointed out that California has to rely on foreign crude oil because the state doesn’t have refineries because of destructive, far-left environmental policies.

President Trump erupted on California’s Democrats over the state’s disastrous oil policies.

“It’s so unfair what California is doing. They closed their refineries. You know, they had a lot of refineries. They were actually the third or fourth biggest oil producer in the country. Nobody thinks of California that way. They have a lot of oil in California, but they don’t use it because of the environmental lunatics,” Trump said.

“They are being charged so much. It’s so sad to see and how they keep electing these people that have no idea what they’re doing,” Trump said.

WATCH:

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Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver Announces She is Pregnant as She Faces 17 Years in Prison

Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver on Tuesday announced that she is pregnant as she faces up to 17 years in prison for all three counts.

In June 2025, a federal grand jury returned a 3-count indictment charging Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver with forcibly impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement officers at the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark.

The 40-year-old New Jersey Democrat said she intentionally got pregnant as she is facing nearly two decades behind bars.

“People might find it crazy that even though I’m facing 17 years in prison, I made the decision to get pregnant. But, at the end of the day, this is something I couldn’t let be consumed by this administration,” Rep. McIver said.

“I refuse to let them take my joy or my future,” she said.

LaMonica McIver verbally abused and physically assaulted federal agents at a detention facility in Newark in May 2025.

ICE bodycam footage revealed Rep. LaMonica McIver was verbally abusing federal agents and threatening to destroy their careers.

“I touch whoever I want motherf*cker!” McIver shouted.

Last year, a federal judge declined to toss out the federal charges against Rep. McIver.

Last month, a federal appeals court rejected Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver’s immunity defense after she assaulted ICE agents at a Newark ICE detention center last year.

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals rejected LaMonica McIver’s argument that she was immune from prosecution because of the Constitution’s “speech or debate” clause.

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO – Arrogant And Pretentious Dem Senator Ben Ray Lujan Dismisses Gateway Pundit Reporter

Democratic Senator Ben Ray Lujan snubbed Gateway Pundit reporter Myles Morell on Capitol Hill when Morell attempted to speak with him.

Lujan’s attitude came off as arrogant and pretentious, which is a common theme for Senate Democrats on the Hill.

Morell and independent journalist Anthony Pellegrino caught up with Lujan near an elevator, and the public servant immediately weasels his way out of any potential conversation by asking, “Who are you with?”

Senators asking you who you’re with is a common cop out tactic Senators will use as an excuse to avoid talking to reporters.

Morell told Lujan he is with TGP, and Lujan ignores Morell. He then turns over to Pellegrino and accuses him of being a “tracker.”

A tracker is a political operative that is deployed into the field to ask politicians inflammatory questions in an attempt to make them look bad.

Both Democrats and Republicans deploy trackers across the country.

Lujan then turns to Morell and once again asks him who he is with. Morell once again tells Lujan he’s with the Gateway Pundit.

Lujan then sarcastically said, “Thanks for being here,” and slightly moved Morell’s phone before having another conversation with Pellegrino about media credentials on the Hill.

As Lujan went into the elevator, Morell told him it was nice to meet him as a gesture of professionalism.

Lujan said it was great to meet Morell as well and then gave him a cold, dismissive look.

Lujan is running for reelection unopposed in 2026, so he will get at least another six years in office. Senators often get insane job security, as most of them run in non-competitive states.

His tone of voice and body language suggest that once he heard Morell was with the Gateway Pundit and not a legacy media outlet, he immediately shut down the conversation.

If it was CNN, MS, CBS, or Fox News, then he would’ve been more than happy to talk to them.

Legacy media outlets are much easier for Senators to talk to since they never cover things that actually matter.

The lack of effort to talk to a non-legacy media outlet is typical of a Democratic Senator who thinks he’s better than everyone and forgets that he serves the American people.

What do you think?

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“I Have Never Seen Anything Like It” – Crew Investigating Possible Noah’s Ark Site Makes an Extraordinary Discovery

The international team working at the site believed to be the final resting place of Noah’s Ark has announced a stunning discovery that will give comfort to those of faith.

As The Gateway Pundit’s Cassandra MacDonald reported, a private research group working the boat-shaped Durupınar formation near Mount Ararat stated last week that permitted core drilling began both inside and outside the outline of what some believe is Noah’s Ark.

The group Noah’s Ark Scans is partnered with Sivas Cumhuriyet University and says this is the first deep, dry, permitted core program in the site’s recorded history.

They added that a hole inside the area that would be the hull stopped when the bit broke on a layer harder than limestone. Typically, petrified wood is harder than limestone.

Durupınar is a 157-meter, 515-foot boat-shaped mound first spotted in 1959 by Turkish Army Capt. İlhan Durupınar.

Now, Noah’s Ark Scans has released a preliminary report on their work at Durupınar, which could confirm what Christians suspect about the area.

The group revealed that radar scans show an object beneath the Durupınar mound that is not a natural rock formation.

Instead, it is a large, organized, man-made structure that contains corridors, chambers, and hallways.

The scans were conducted by Dr. Khosrow Bakhtar. He is an engineer who spent decades building detection systems for US defense agencies, including the Air Force, Navy, and NORAD.

Dr. Bakhtar released a statement to The Daily Mail saying that he had “never seen anything like this.”

“Whatever the object is beneath the surface is extraordinary,” he said. “In forty years of this work, I have never seen anything like it.”

“It could be a ship. It could be a spaceship,” he continued. “What I can say from the radar is that it is organized, it is structural, and a solid geological mass would not have returned such a strong signature.”

Dr. Bakhtar went on to explain why what was discovered cannot be explained by science.

“Natural ground does not organize itself into corridors, chambers, and hallways,” Dr. Bakhtar explained to The Daily Mail.

“The system was built to separate buried structure from host geology, tunnels, voids, worked materials, discontinuities,” he added. “That is what it is seeing here. A solid geological mass would not have returned this signature.”

The Mail notes that this suggests the belief that the site is the site of Noah’s Ark, which Christians say was constructed to survive the biblical Great Flood, is true.

The Mail further reports that the full radar scan is expected to be completed by November 2026, with additional lab results to follow.

Per the Mail, the next step in this investigation will be testing for animal DNA inside the structure.

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Justice Department Indicts 10 Non-Citizens for Illegally Voting in Minnesota

The Justice Department on Wednesday indicted 10 aliens for illegally voting in Minnesota.

AG Blanche, US Attorney Daniel Rosen and DHS Chief Markwayne Mullin announced a federal grand jury indicted 10 defendants for voter fraud.

“The charge of false claim of citizenship in order to vote is a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1015(f) and carries a maximum term of imprisonment of five years, a maximum term of supervised release of three years, and a maximum fine of $250,000. Voting by aliens is a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 611 and is a class A misdemeanor and carries a maximum term of imprisonment of one year, a maximum term of supervised release of one year, and a maximum fine of $100,000,” the DOJ said.

The 10 non-citizens named in the indictments per the DOJ:

– Liberian national Bhator Konah Bryant, 61, a lawful permanent resident has been charged on one count of making a false claim of citizenship in order to vote. She is alleged to have falsely claimed United States citizenship when registering to vote on October 18, 2024. The defendant had her initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elsa M. Bullard on September 29, 2026.

– Lithuanian national Edvile Vaidoto Edmunds, 59, a lawful permanent resident has been charged on one count of voting by alien. She is alleged to have voted illegally as an alien in Minnesota on November 8, 2022. The defendant had her initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elsa M. Bullard on September 29, 2026.

– Ghanaian national Joshua Frederick Kofi Edzie, 63, a lawful permanent resident has been charged on two counts of making a false claim of citizenship in order to vote and one count of voting by alien. He is alleged to have voted illegally as an alien in Minnesota on August 11, 2026, and falsely claimed United States citizenship in order to vote on October 23, 2024 and August 11, 2026. The defendant had his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elsa M. Bullard on September 28, 2026.

– Liberian national, Alan Barbu Kargbo, 48, a lawful permanent resident has been charged on one count of making a false claim of citizenship in order to vote and one count of voting by alien. He is alleged to have voted illegally as an alien in Minnesota and falsely claimed United States citizenship in order to vote on November 5, 2024. The defendant had his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elsa M. Bullard on September 28, 2026.

– German national Paul Kras, 78, a lawful permanent resident has been charged on one count of voting by alien. He is alleged to have voted illegally as an alien in Minnesota on November 5, 2024. The defendant had his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elsa M. Bullard on September 29, 2026.

– Bosnian national Fadil Rasim Ozegovic, 58, a lawful permanent resident has been charged on one count of making a false claim of citizenship in order to vote and one count of voting by alien. He is alleged to have voted illegally as an alien in Minnesota and falsely claimed United States citizenship in order to vote on November 5, 2024. The defendant had his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elsa M. Bullard on September 29, 2026.

– Brazilian national Aparecido Donizetti Padovan, 62, a lawful permanent resident has been charged on one count of making a false claim of citizenship in order to vote and one count of voting by alien. He is alleged to have voted illegally as an alien in Minnesota and falsely claimed United States citizenship in order to vote on November 5, 2024. The defendant had his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elsa M. Bullard on September 29, 2026.

– Liberian national Chris Adam Pettiquoi, 43, a lawful permanent resident has been charged on one count of making a false claim of citizenship in order to vote and one count of voting by alien. He is alleged to have voted illegally as an alien in Minnesota and falsely claimed United States citizenship in order to vote on November 5, 2024. The defendant had his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elsa M. Bullard on September 29, 2026.

– Canadian national Christian Liam Schenk, 47, a lawful permanent resident has been charged on one count of making a false claim of citizenship in order to vote and one count of voting by alien. He is alleged to have voted illegally as an alien in Minnesota and falsely claimed United States citizenship in order to vote on November 5, 2024. The defendant will have his initial appearance in the District of Massachusetts on September 30, 2026.

– South African national Hester Sophia Weihmann, 69, a lawful permanent resident has been charged on one count of making a false claim of citizenship in order to vote and one count of voting by alien. She is alleged to have voted illegally as an alien in Minnesota and falsely claimed United States citizenship in order to vote on November 5, 2024. The defendant had her initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elsa M. Bullard on September 29, 2026.

Blanche announced the indictments on Wednesday morning.

“Today’s charges allege that ten foreign nationals committed voter fraud in Minnesota, one voting illegally as recently as this August’s primary,” said Attorney General Todd Blanche.

“The law is clear, only American citizens may vote in American elections, and enforcing this law is fundamental to our democracy. That should not be a partisan concept,” he said.

WATCH:

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