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"The sky is burnin’" – Burnin’ Sky by Bad Company, 1977

Humans have looked for omens since the days when they wore loin cloths and watched shadows dance on cave walls from a crudely constructed fire.

Ancient peoples believed celestial events like an eclipse, a full moon or even a violent storm augur signs of a looming disaster.

But let’s face it. Contemporary humans really aren’t that much different from our ancestors.

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That’s why much of official Washington took note of the dramatic sunset visible from the U.S. Capitol and National Mall last Monday evening, just one day before the government shutdown .

On that nig

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