diff --git a/profiles/work/home.nix b/profiles/work/home.nix
index 1211742..559e900 100644
--- a/profiles/work/home.nix
+++ b/profiles/work/home.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     gnome.gnome-calendar
     gnome.seahorse
     gnome.gnome-maps
-    newsflash
     openvpn
 
     # Media
diff --git a/user/pkgs/russ.nix b/user/pkgs/russ.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3d23a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user/pkgs/russ.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ lib, fetchgit, pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  rustPlatform = pkgs.makeRustPlatform {
+    cargo = pkgs.rust-bin.stable.latest.minimal;
+    rustc = pkgs.rust-bin.stable.latest.minimal;
+  };
+in
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname = "russ";
+  version = "unstable";
+
+  src = fetchgit {
+    url = "https://github.com/ckampfe/russ.git";
+    rev = "1482bb1df13738fdd4ea1badf2146a9ed8e6656e";
+    sha256 = "sha256-MvTMo2q/cQ/LQNdUV8SmHgGlA42kLl0i9mdcoAFV/I4=";
+  };
+
+  cargoSha256 = "sha256-/r1Dp7eh2qVYRGINVdPq6e8c9U/R2AzVEy/g+j/GRPo=";
+
+  checkType = "debug";
+  checkFlags = [
+    # network required tests don't work when building with nix for some reason
+    "--skip=rss::tests::it_fetches"
+    "--skip=rss::tests::it_subscribes_to_a_feed"
+    "--skip=rss::tests::refresh_feed_does_not_add_any_items_if_there_are_no_new_items"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A TUI RSS reader with vim-like controls and a local-first, offline-first focus ";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/ckampfe/russ";
+    license = licenses.agpl3Only;
+    maintainers = [];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/user/shell/cli-collection.nix b/user/shell/cli-collection.nix
index e218c3e..7cff0ee 100644
--- a/user/shell/cli-collection.nix
+++ b/user/shell/cli-collection.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     fzf
     pandoc
     (pkgs.callPackage ../pkgs/ytsub.nix { })
+    (pkgs.callPackage ../pkgs/russ.nix { })
     (pkgs.callPackage ../pkgs/pokemon-colorscripts.nix { })
   ];