According to my psych class, rats feel and demonstrate empathy for each other.

What’s Happening In The World: C.I.A. director and maybe-future-secretary-of-state Mike Pompeo reportedly met in secret in recent weeks with Kim Jong-Un in North Korea. This White House has relied on intelligence channels, rather than diplomatic means, to communicate with the nation. (New York Times)

What’s Happening In The Country: Barbara Bush, wife of the 41st president and mother of the 43rd, passed away last night at the age of 92 at her home in Houston. The elder Bushes were married for 73 years, making them the longest-married couple in presidential history. (New York Times)

What’s Happening In The City: Our beautiful city has launched a campaign to suffocate rats using dry ice in its ten most-infested New York City Housing Authority developments. If only we could get rid of the rats in the government! Hahahaha. (New York Daily News)

What’s Happening On Campus: SGA elections close! Barnard students, get your voice out there and vote. Also, it’s Palestinian Cultural Night in Roone at 8 pm.

Tinder Pickup Line Of The Day: “wanna make out? + home cooked dinner / Miyazaki movie?”

De Blasio’s newest victim via Wikimedia Commons.