Good morning. Here’s your SOFREP Morning Brief for Wednesday, August 20, 2025. Global flashpoints dominate today’s headlines: Trump revokes security clearances for 37 intelligence officials in a sweeping purge, Yosemite faces backlash after firing a ranger who hung a trans pride flag from El Capitan, and Citizenship and Immigration Services adds “anti-Americanism” screening to immigration vetting. Abroad, Germany scrambles jets after Russian drone strikes near Romania, Afghanistan mourns 79 killed in a bus crash, and Israel readies a major Gaza offensive despite mounting criticism. Meanwhile, Australia recognizes a Palestinian state, straining ties with Israel, and the Philippines and Australia launch their largest-ever drills near the South China Sea.

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