Arlyssa D. Becenti
@abecenti.bsky.social
Diné journalist covering Indigenous affairs, part-time breaking news editor at the Arizona Republic, auntie, runner, coffee drinker, and cat lover without a cat.
Tips: Abecenti@gannett.com
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I often see Energy Fuels' uranium trucks speeding through Bluff. Great reporting from the great @abecenti.bsky.social
Doubts persist about deal to allow uranium trucks on the Navajo Nation
People who live along the uranium transport route say they want assurances that they are not at risk.
www.azcentral.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I often see Energy Fuels' uranium trucks speeding through Bluff. Great reporting from the great @abecenti.bsky.social
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This week two of my colleagues and I wrote about the Energy Fuels uranium ore transport.
This is my article: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
This is my article: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Doubts persist about deal to allow uranium trucks on the Navajo Nation
People who live along the uranium transport route say they want assurances that they are not at risk.
www.azcentral.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This week two of my colleagues and I wrote about the Energy Fuels uranium ore transport.
This is my article: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
This is my article: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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ICE is just going to outsource the stalking of undocumented immigrants to random private investigators, is willing to spend $180 million on it: www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
ICE Plans to Spend $180 Million on Bounty Hunters to Stalk Immigrants
Newly released documents provide more details about ICE's plan to use bounty hunters and private investigators to find the location of undocumented immigrants.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
ICE is just going to outsource the stalking of undocumented immigrants to random private investigators, is willing to spend $180 million on it: www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
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Protest comes as Brazil's leader Lula says COP30 participants should be 'inspired' by Indigenous peoples.
Indigenous activists storm COP30 climate summit in Brazil, demanding action
Protest comes as Brazil's leader Lula says COP30 participants should be 'inspired' by Indigenous peoples.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Protest comes as Brazil's leader Lula says COP30 participants should be 'inspired' by Indigenous peoples.
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This Veterans Day, I’m thinking of the millions of Americans who have served in uniform — and how our government is failing them right now.
Words aren’t enough, we need actions. Fund the VA. Fund mental healthcare. And end endless wars.
Words aren’t enough, we need actions. Fund the VA. Fund mental healthcare. And end endless wars.
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This Veterans Day, I’m thinking of the millions of Americans who have served in uniform — and how our government is failing them right now.
Words aren’t enough, we need actions. Fund the VA. Fund mental healthcare. And end endless wars.
Words aren’t enough, we need actions. Fund the VA. Fund mental healthcare. And end endless wars.
This week two of my colleagues and I wrote about the Energy Fuels uranium ore transport.
This is my article: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
This is my article: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Doubts persist about deal to allow uranium trucks on the Navajo Nation
People who live along the uranium transport route say they want assurances that they are not at risk.
www.azcentral.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This week two of my colleagues and I wrote about the Energy Fuels uranium ore transport.
This is my article: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
This is my article: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
I just realized I forgot to post that it’s Native American Heritage Month, probably because, for me, every day is Native American Heritage Day.
All I’ll say is this: there’s nothing less Native than reading Tony Hillerman. I know plenty will say that’s how they first learned about Navajo. I’ve been
All I’ll say is this: there’s nothing less Native than reading Tony Hillerman. I know plenty will say that’s how they first learned about Navajo. I’ve been
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I just realized I forgot to post that it’s Native American Heritage Month, probably because, for me, every day is Native American Heritage Day.
All I’ll say is this: there’s nothing less Native than reading Tony Hillerman. I know plenty will say that’s how they first learned about Navajo. I’ve been
All I’ll say is this: there’s nothing less Native than reading Tony Hillerman. I know plenty will say that’s how they first learned about Navajo. I’ve been
I came across a post where someone said they’re done apologizing for bad grammar and typos on posts, because in a world full of AI, mistakes are what make us human.
Noticed a bunch of mistakes in several of my posts and I just shrugged like, “fuck it.” At least you all know I’m human.
Noticed a bunch of mistakes in several of my posts and I just shrugged like, “fuck it.” At least you all know I’m human.
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I came across a post where someone said they’re done apologizing for bad grammar and typos on posts, because in a world full of AI, mistakes are what make us human.
Noticed a bunch of mistakes in several of my posts and I just shrugged like, “fuck it.” At least you all know I’m human.
Noticed a bunch of mistakes in several of my posts and I just shrugged like, “fuck it.” At least you all know I’m human.
I always say how I never had a mentor to help me figure out how to be a journalist, but I do have a hero. This woman, who needs know introduction, Marley Shebala, who is probably the best Native journalist ever! She’s a trailblazer. But she has fallen on hard times like many
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Donate to Rebuild Hope for a Displaced Navajo Family, organized by Marley Shebala
Ya’at’eeh Relatives/Frens/Humans, my family & I are still standing but we ne… Marley Shebala needs your support for Rebuild Hope for a Displaced Navajo Family
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November 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I always say how I never had a mentor to help me figure out how to be a journalist, but I do have a hero. This woman, who needs know introduction, Marley Shebala, who is probably the best Native journalist ever! She’s a trailblazer. But she has fallen on hard times like many
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There is nothing an American president could do worse for his own people than starving the poor right before Thanksgiving.
Except for, I don’t know, lying about a plague and getting a million of his own citizens killed. Oh wait, let’s also not forget the time that he:
Except for, I don’t know, lying about a plague and getting a million of his own citizens killed. Oh wait, let’s also not forget the time that he:
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
There is nothing an American president could do worse for his own people than starving the poor right before Thanksgiving.
Except for, I don’t know, lying about a plague and getting a million of his own citizens killed. Oh wait, let’s also not forget the time that he:
Except for, I don’t know, lying about a plague and getting a million of his own citizens killed. Oh wait, let’s also not forget the time that he:
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Read it and your day will get better. www.hcn.org/issues/57-11...
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Read it and your day will get better. www.hcn.org/issues/57-11...
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We wanted to share this to help people understand what’s going on. It was shared by Jay Kuo and written by Steve Vladeck a clear, straightforward breakdown of the SNAP situation.
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 AM
We wanted to share this to help people understand what’s going on. It was shared by Jay Kuo and written by Steve Vladeck a clear, straightforward breakdown of the SNAP situation.
Got an email that had the subject line “F*** Biden” 😂 Someone must’ve read my Chaco Canyon article. I didn’t read the email. Why would I?
November 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Got an email that had the subject line “F*** Biden” 😂 Someone must’ve read my Chaco Canyon article. I didn’t read the email. Why would I?
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Elon Musk called USAID a terrorist organization
He wielded a chainsaw as he bragged about DOGE “feeding [it] into the wood chipper”
MAGA cheered
Now 400,000 children are dead
Their demise is Musk’s legacy
NEVER let him forget it
He wielded a chainsaw as he bragged about DOGE “feeding [it] into the wood chipper”
MAGA cheered
Now 400,000 children are dead
Their demise is Musk’s legacy
NEVER let him forget it
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Elon Musk called USAID a terrorist organization
He wielded a chainsaw as he bragged about DOGE “feeding [it] into the wood chipper”
MAGA cheered
Now 400,000 children are dead
Their demise is Musk’s legacy
NEVER let him forget it
He wielded a chainsaw as he bragged about DOGE “feeding [it] into the wood chipper”
MAGA cheered
Now 400,000 children are dead
Their demise is Musk’s legacy
NEVER let him forget it
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The Trump administration has filed an emergency request with the First Circuit Court of Appeals to block U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s order requiring it to fully fund the SNAP program using alternative funding sources by today.
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Trump administration has filed an emergency request with the First Circuit Court of Appeals to block U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s order requiring it to fully fund the SNAP program using alternative funding sources by today.
From me: ‘Trump administration moves to revoke Biden ban on mining, mineral leases near Chaco Canyon.’
Trump administration moves to revoke Biden ban on mining, mineral leases near Chaco Canyon
The Bureau of Land Management informed Navajo Nation officials that it intends to revoke a ban on new mining across more than 300,000 acres.
www.azcentral.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
From me: ‘Trump administration moves to revoke Biden ban on mining, mineral leases near Chaco Canyon.’
I’m going to miss seeing this view.
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I’m going to miss seeing this view.
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(Don’t worry, I was passenger princess when I took this.)
(Don’t worry, I was passenger princess when I took this.)
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🦫 🌕 🌵
(Don’t worry, I was passenger princess when I took this.)
(Don’t worry, I was passenger princess when I took this.)
My sister text me this morning: “Man, I’m draggin’ my wagon this morning.”
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November 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
My sister text me this morning: “Man, I’m draggin’ my wagon this morning.”
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