Unwanted summer gift from pkg

For some reason pkg wants to turn my nice text only system into
another mouse driven confusion machine:

[root@lenovotc ~]# pkg upgrade -g '*'
Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
FreeBSD repository is up to date.
Updating FreeBSD-kmods repository catalogue...
FreeBSD-kmods repository is up to date.
All repositories are up to date.
The following 134 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):

New packages to be INSTALLED:
	abseil: 20250127.1_1 [FreeBSD]
	avahi-app: 0.8_6 [FreeBSD]
	avro-c: 1.12.1 [FreeBSD]
	aws-c-auth: 0.10.3 [FreeBSD]
	aws-c-cal: 0.9.14 [FreeBSD]
	aws-c-common: 0.14.1,1 [FreeBSD]
	aws-c-compression: 0.3.2 [FreeBSD]
	aws-c-event-stream: 0.7.1,1 [FreeBSD]
	aws-c-http: 0.11.0 [FreeBSD]
	aws-c-io: 0.27.2 [FreeBSD]
	aws-c-mqtt: 0.16.0 [FreeBSD]
	aws-c-s3: 0.12.7 [FreeBSD]
	aws-c-sdkutils: 0.2.7 [FreeBSD]
	aws-checksums: 0.2.10,1 [FreeBSD]
	aws-crt-cpp: 0.41.0 [FreeBSD]
	aws-sdk-cpp: 1.11.825 [FreeBSD]
	consolekit2: 2.0.0_1 [FreeBSD]
	dbus: 1.16.2_4,1 [FreeBSD]
	dbus-glib: 0.114 [FreeBSD]
	duktape-lib: 2.7.0_1 [FreeBSD]
	fftw3: 3.3.10_5 [FreeBSD]
	fftw3-float: 3.3.10_5 [FreeBSD]
	flac: 1.5.0,1 [FreeBSD]
	gnome_subr: 1.0 [FreeBSD]
	hwdata: 0.409,1 [FreeBSD]
	lame: 3.100_5 [FreeBSD]
	libICE: 1.1.2,1 [FreeBSD]
	libSM: 1.2.6,1 [FreeBSD]
	libX11: 1.8.13_1,1 [FreeBSD]
	libXau: 1.0.12 [FreeBSD]
	libXdmcp: 1.1.5 [FreeBSD]
	libXext: 1.3.7,1 [FreeBSD]
	libXfixes: 6.0.1 [FreeBSD]
	libXi: 1.8.3,1 [FreeBSD]
	libXtst: 1.2.5 [FreeBSD]
	libdaemon: 0.14_1 [FreeBSD]
	libdrm: 2.4.133,1 [FreeBSD]
	libevdev: 1.13.2 [FreeBSD]
	libltdl: 2.5.4 [FreeBSD]
	libogg: 1.3.6,4 [FreeBSD]
	libpciaccess: 0.19 [FreeBSD]
	libsndfile: 1.2.2.20251216 [FreeBSD]
	libsoxr: 0.1.3_3 [FreeBSD]
	libudev-devd: 0.6.0 [FreeBSD]
	libvorbis: 1.3.7_2,3 [FreeBSD]
	libxcb: 1.17.0 [FreeBSD]
	libxslt: 1.1.45 [FreeBSD]
	lmdb0: 0.9.35 [FreeBSD]
	mpg123: 1.33.6 [FreeBSD]
	opus: 1.6.1 [FreeBSD]
	orc: 0.4.42 [FreeBSD]
	polkit: 127 [FreeBSD]
	pulseaudio: 17.0_4 [FreeBSD]
	py312-packaging: 26.2 [FreeBSD]
	python312: 3.12.13_3 [FreeBSD]
	s2n-tls: 1.7.5,1 [FreeBSD]
	snappy: 1.2.2 [FreeBSD]
	speexdsp: 1.2.1 [FreeBSD]
	unixODBC: 2.3.12_2 [FreeBSD]
	webrtc-audio-processing: 1.3_1 [FreeBSD]
	xorgproto: 2025.1 [FreeBSD]

Installed packages to be UPGRADED:
	bash: 5.3.9 -> 5.3.15 [FreeBSD]
	curl: 8.20.0 -> 8.21.0 [FreeBSD]
	cyrus-sasl: 2.1.28_5 -> 2.1.28_6 [FreeBSD]
	diffstat: 1.68 -> 1.69 [FreeBSD]
	duckdb: 1.5.0 -> 1.5.4 [FreeBSD]
	gcc14: 14.2.0_4 -> 14.2.0_6 [FreeBSD]
	gdb: 15.1_4 -> 15.1_5 [FreeBSD]
	getopt: 2.41.3 -> 2.42.2 [FreeBSD]
	gettext-runtime: 1.0 -> 1.0_1 [FreeBSD]
	git: 2.53.0 -> 2.54.0 [FreeBSD]
	git-absorb: 0.9.0_1 -> 0.9.0_3 [FreeBSD]
	git-lfs: 3.6.1_18 -> 3.6.1_19 [FreeBSD]
	git-svn: 2.53.0 -> 2.54.0 [FreeBSD]
	glib: 2.84.4,2 -> 2.86.4,2 [FreeBSD]
	gnupg: 2.4.9 -> 2.5.20_1 [FreeBSD]
	gpgme: 2.0.1 -> 2.1.2 [FreeBSD]
	gsed: 4.9 -> 4.10 [FreeBSD]
	guile-aclocal: 3.0.10 -> 3.0.11 [FreeBSD]
	guile3: 3.0.10 -> 3.0.11 [FreeBSD]
	hs-pandoc: 3.9.0.2 -> 3.10 [FreeBSD]
	hs-pandoc-crossref: 0.3.23 -> 0.3.24 [FreeBSD]
	jansson: 2.15.0 -> 2.15.1_1 [FreeBSD]
	jasper: 4.2.8 -> 4.2.9 [FreeBSD]
	jq: 1.8.1 -> 1.8.2 [FreeBSD]
	lerc: 4.0.0 -> 4.1.0 [FreeBSD]
	libedit: 3.1.20251016_1,1 -> 3.1.20260512,1 [FreeBSD]
	libevent: 2.1.12 -> 2.1.13 [FreeBSD]
	libffi: 3.5.1 -> 3.6.0 [FreeBSD]
	libgcrypt: 1.12.0_1 -> 1.12.2 [FreeBSD]
	libgpg-error: 1.59 -> 1.61 [FreeBSD]
	libksba: 1.6.7 -> 1.8.0 [FreeBSD]
	libnghttp2: 1.68.1 -> 1.69.0 [FreeBSD]
	libnghttp3: 1.15.0 -> 1.17.0 [FreeBSD]
	libngtcp2: 1.22.1 -> 1.24.0 [FreeBSD]
	libpsl: 0.21.5_2 -> 0.22.0 [FreeBSD]
	libssh2: 1.11.1,3 -> 1.11.1_1,3 [FreeBSD]
	libuv: 1.52.0 -> 1.52.1 [FreeBSD]
	libxml2: 2.15.2 -> 2.15.3 [FreeBSD]
	llhttp: 9.3.1 -> 9.4.2 [FreeBSD]
	lmdb: 0.9.35,1 -> 1.0.0,1 [FreeBSD]
	luajit: 2.1.0.20260304 -> 2.1.0.20260629 [FreeBSD]
	mpc: 1.4.0 -> 1.4.1 [FreeBSD]
	mutt: 2.3.2 -> 2.4.1_1 [FreeBSD]
	nbytes: 0.1.3 -> 0.1.4 [FreeBSD]
	p5-Clone: 0.47 -> 0.50 [FreeBSD]
	p5-IO-Socket-SSL: 2.098 -> 2.099 [FreeBSD]
	p5-IPC-Run: 20231003.0 -> 20260402.0 [FreeBSD]
	p5-Locale-libintl: 1.35 -> 1.37 [FreeBSD]
	pinentry: 1.3.2_1 -> 1.3.3 [FreeBSD]
	pinentry-curses: 1.3.2 -> 1.3.3 [FreeBSD]
	pkgconf: 2.4.3,1 -> 2.4.3_1,1 [FreeBSD]
	png: 1.6.57 -> 1.6.58 [FreeBSD]
	py311-packaging: 26.0 -> 26.2 [FreeBSD]
	racket-minimal: 9.0 -> 9.2 [FreeBSD]
	ripgrep: 15.1.0_4 -> 15.1.0_6 [FreeBSD]
	rsync: 3.4.4 -> 3.4.4_1 [FreeBSD]
	scryer-prolog: 0.10.0_4 -> 0.10.0_6 [FreeBSD]
	simdjson: 4.5.0 -> 4.6.4 [FreeBSD]
	spiped: 1.6.4 -> 1.6.4_1 [FreeBSD]
	sqlite3: 3.50.4_2,1 -> 3.53.3,1 [FreeBSD]
	tcl86: 8.6.17 -> 8.6.18_1 [FreeBSD]
	texinfo: 7.2_6,1 -> 7.3_1,1 [FreeBSD]
	tmux: 3.6a -> 3.7b [FreeBSD]
	tree: 2.2.1 -> 2.3.2 [FreeBSD]
	tree-sitter: 0.26.7 -> 0.26.10 [FreeBSD]
	typst: 0.14.2_1 -> 0.15.0 [FreeBSD]
	xxd: 9.2.0277 -> 9.2.0738 [FreeBSD]
	zstd: 1.5.7_1 -> 1.5.7_2 [FreeBSD]

Installed packages to be REINSTALLED:
	gettext-tools-1.0 [FreeBSD] (direct dependency changed: python312)
	git-filter-repo-2.47.0 [FreeBSD] (direct dependency changed: python312)
	mc-4.8.32 [FreeBSD] (direct dependency changed: python312)
	pssh-2.3.6 [FreeBSD] (direct dependency changed: python312)
	python3-3_4 [FreeBSD] (direct dependency changed: python312)

Number of packages to be installed: 61
Number of packages to be upgraded: 68
Number of packages to be reinstalled: 5

The process will require 964 MiB more space.
503 MiB to be downloaded.

Proceed with this action? [y/N]: n
[root@lenovotc ~]#

What is going on? Is it one of the installed packages acquiring
a new dependency? Can you tell which one?

Or teach me to fish: how can I figure this out myself with pkg?
But without actually doing the upgrade, and that's a hard requirement.

-- 
Ian