Tootfinder

Automatically describe data and models as text using the {report} package. #rstats

For a project to be truly #OpenSource (not to mention #FreeSoftware), it really needs to:
1. Have a *public* issue tracker that enables you to browse and search through issue reports *without* having to create an account.
2. Accept issue reports, with no strings attached. Yes, expecting registration is fine. Yes, expecting some effort to file a good bug report is fine. No, expecting people to ask permission, donate or otherwise put a lot of extra work to report a problem is not.
3. Do not close issue reports as "stale". Yes, it's fine to close a report if you really believe it was fixed, or if you asked for something and the user didn't reply for a long time. It's not fine to run a bot expecting users to jump every month so that the issue report that *you are ignoring* doesn't get closed.
If a project doesn't meet these, it's just a glorified throwaway code.

Extinctions ‘already happening’ in Wales as report lists 3,000 at-risk species https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/extinctions-already-happening-in-wales-as-report-lists-3000-at-risk-species/
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Extinctions ‘already happening’ in Wales as report lists 3,000 at-risk species
Nearly 3,000 species in the country of Wales, in the U.K., are now found in just a handful of locations, according to a recent report. These species include hundreds of plants, fungi and mosses, as well as 25 bird, six mammal, five freshwater fish and one amphibian species. The report, produced by Natural Resources Wales […]

French Judge Investigating Robert Spatz (81) Requests Spain’s Judicial Assistance
https://openbuddhism.org/justice/2025/french-judge-investigating-robert-spatz-81-requests-spains-judicial-assistance/

French Judge Investigating Robert Spatz (81) Requests Spain’s Judicial Assistance
Elodie Emery reports in ‘Le Monde’ that French judge has requested judicial assistance from the Spanish authorities in relation to an ongoing investigation into allegations of physical and sexual…

Meta earns $16B a year from targeted scam ads.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/bombshell-report-exposes-how-meta-relied-on-scam-ad-profits-to-fund-ai/
This is fine and normal.

Bombshell report exposes how Meta relied on scam ad profits to fund AI
Meta goosed its revenue by targeting users likely to click on scam ads, docs show.

Russia reportedly sends submarine to escort oil tanker pursued by US: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/07/russia-reportedly-sends-submarine-to.html

Le gourou Robert Spatz bientôt arrêté?
Vu d'ici on attend de la Justice Française qu’elle passe Š la vitesse supérieure dans une affaire qui prédate les années 2000, scandaleux après le fracas de la justice belge.
https://www.7sur7.be/fai…

Le gourou Robert Spatz bientôt arrêté?
Robert Spatz, 81 ans, vit en Espagne, où il pourrait être interpellé à la demande d’un juge français. Il était le gourou de la secte Ogyen Kunzang Chöling (OKC).

Zelensky reports 'long and substantive call' with Witkoff, Kushner: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/06/zelensky-reports-long-and-substantive.html

Explosions reported in Kremenchuk as Russia launches barrage of missiles, drones towards central Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/07/explosions-reported-in-kremenchuk-as.html

Ukraine reports frontline gain in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast as Russia advances in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/07/ukraine-reports-frontline-gain-in.html