Anarky is a fictional character in comic books published by DC Comics. Co-created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle, he first appeared in Detective Comics No. 608 (November 1989), as an adversary of Batman. A former child prodigy driven to overthrow governments to improve social conditions, he has espoused environmentalism, antimilitarism, economic equality, and especially anti-statism. Anarky was used as a sporadically recurring character throughout the early 1990s, following a positive reception by readers, and experienced a brief surge in media exposure during the late 1990s. The 1997 spin-off series Anarky generated positive reviews. In 2008, he reappeared in an issue of Robin, and then became a recurring character in issues of Red Robin, authored by Fabian Nicieza, until the series was cancelled in 2011. Since 2013 Anarky has been featured more heavily in media adaptations of DC Comics properties, across multiple platforms. He made his live action debut in 2015 in Arrow, a television series based on the Green Arrow character, where he was portrayed by Alexander Calvert, once again as a villain.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1543:

Led by the Ethiopian Emperor Galawdewos, the combined army of Ethiopian and Portuguese troops defeated a Muslim army led by Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wayna_Daga

1804:

Built by Cornish inventor Richard Trevithick, the first self- propelled steam locomotive first ran in Wales. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_locomotive

1919:

Bavarian socialist Kurt Eisner, who had organized the German Revolution that overthrew the Wittelsbach monarchy and established Bavaria as a republic, was assassinated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Eisner

1958:

British artist Gerald Holtom designed a logo for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament that became internationally recognised as the peace sign. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_symbols

1973:

After accidentally having strayed into Israeli airspace, Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 was shot down by two Israeli fighter aircraft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_Arab_Airlines_Flight_114

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

unicameral: 1. Of, or having, a single legislative chamber. 2. (linguistics, of a script) Making no distinction between upper and lower case, but rather having only one case. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unicameral

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Loving other people starts with loving ourselves and accepting ourselves. I know many of you have struggled with this. I draw upon your strength and your support, and have, in ways you will never know. I’m here today because I am gay. And because… maybe I can make a difference. To help others have an easier and more hopeful time. Regardless, for me, I feel a personal obligation and a social responsibility. I also do it selfishly, because I am tired of hiding and I am tired of lying by omission. I suffered for years because I was scared to be out. My spirit suffered, my mental health suffered and my relationships suffered. And I’m standing here today, with all of you, on the other side of all that pain.   --Ellen Page https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ellen_Page