Arlyssa D. Becenti ✍️🗞️

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: Arlyssa.becenti@arizonarepublic.com

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Homegrown tour guide, who still farms in the canyon of Canyon de Chelly with his family, and whose dad started this company 30 yrs ago, said tourist seems to only be interested in getting THE Instagram shot. The whole tour was nothing but Instagram worthy shots!

This pic is me recording him as he’s talking, holding my pen so I can jot down the stuff I want to go back to, and taking my own pics and video. I rarely ever have a photographer come out for my assignments. So, I do my best with what I’ve got.

Anyways, you can’t keep a good woman or an amazing reporter down! I never thought of taking a guided tour of Canyon de Chelly, but today’s experience was absolutely fascinating. My guide, who grew up in the canyon and owns the tour company, really made the experience fascinating.

Oh yeah, he’s emailed me a few times. Most recent was about the border wall. Another time he told me to ‘quit whining.’ I must really be getting under his skin. Thank you Jim from good old Buckeye, Arizona. I’m so happy my reporting is adding to your continued education on Arizona tribal issues.

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The fact that striking Iran can be put on hold for weeks in an attempt to sway the midterms clear proof that Iran doesn’t pose an imminent danger and this war is an evil charade

The only time I had a traditional pizza election night in the newsroom was in 2016! My current newsroom is planning one for election night (as they did in 2024) and because I’ll be 4.5 hours away covering Navajo Nation election, I will again be missing out on this. 😔 I’ll just get a personal pan 😂

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“San Juan County is in grave danger right now,” County Commission Chair Sam Gonzales said Friday. “We ask you folks to — don’t panic. We are in a crisis. We are doing the best we possibly can.” buff.ly/xF3WEbk

buff.ly‘A terrible crisis’: San Juan County officials describe widespread flooding impacts • Source New MexicoA National Weather Service database says as many as 1,500 homes were damaged and 60 people rescued by swiftwater teams.

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A win! A federal judge in Florida today ordered Trump to sit for a deposition by December 11 or face dismissal of his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC.

There’s been a discourse over workplace violence among council delegates. I remember when I was at the Navajo Times, I experienced bullying from a male and female colleague that went unchecked. The girl left for Texas for a job. Idk where she is now.The old man stayed and kept spreading lies.

A toxic/unsafe workplace is just as bad as an unsafe/toxic home, because work is the second place you spend most of your time at other than home. The mental and emotional toll of being a victim of office bullying is what ultimately drove me to leave that newsroom. Workplace bullying is no joke.

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JUST IN: The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office said on Monday. Her office will not charge the white officer who shot the child.

mississippifreepress.orgKohen Wiley Shooting ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi AG SaysThe police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s…

“We are witnessing the rapid destabilization of the Earth’s climate system. This is no longer a warning for the future; it is a diagnosis of the present. Earth’s life-support systems are being pushed beyond stable limits, with changes unfolding faster than our ability to respond.”

academic.oup.comThe 2026 state of the climate report: challenges and opportunitiesAbstract. Earth’s climate system is moving deeper into uncharted territory. We present the 2026 update of planetary vital signs that track the state of Ear

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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is suing the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime personal attorney and accountant, alleging that the two helped to facilitate and conceal his sex trafficking operation.

buff.lyNew Mexico AG sues Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime lawyer, accountant in federal court • Source New MexicoThe New Mexico Department of Justice sued Jeffrey Epstein's longtime lawyer and accountant Wednesday, alleging they facilitated his crimes,

After today, an evening run is exactly what I need and have been looking forward to all day! But it decided to rain just as I was about to leave, and there’s a flash flood warning, so I’d best stay inside. I hope everyone who has to be out in this weather stays safe out there.

My nephew had Career Day, so he had to dress up as what he wants to be when he grows up. Of course, he chose to be a NASA scientist. His mom added NASA patches to a plain black shirt, and he looked legit. Glad he didn’t choose to be a cop 😂 Dream big, little man! He’s adorable. That’s the shirt

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A delegate asked the Navajo Youth Council how do we improve journalism on Navajo instead of relying on FB commentary made by non journalist, and some looked at me because I’m the only reporter here. The heck! I never use or base any of my reporting on what FB people have to say. Those who post

all that info and commentary that Navajo politicians dont like on FB aren’t journalists. Leaders should invest in local school papers, and getting kids to understand the importance of a free and responsible press. Also, they need to teach media literacy!

Damn, I’m getting crapped on today lol. Haven’t felt this much hostility from leaders since last administration, when delegates were calling me “fake news” to my face and openly harassing me during committee meetings.