diff --git a/home/aliases b/home/aliases
index dd4659c..6ae9f67 100644
--- a/home/aliases
+++ b/home/aliases
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ ytmpv() {
 	yt-dlp -q -o - "$1" | mpv -
 }
 
+# timeking config
+alias newsboat="timeking '11:00-24:00' && newsboat"
+
 goto() {
 	open="$(grepa "$@" | fzf --ansi -1)"
 	if [ ! -z "$open" ]; then
diff --git a/local/bin/timeking b/local/bin/timeking
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..43707b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local/bin/timeking
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/python3.9
+from datetime import datetime
+from sys import argv, stderr
+from os import system
+import re
+
+rules = argv[1].split('&')
+
+pattern = re.compile(r'(\d{2}):(\d{2})-(\d{2}):(\d{2})')
+now = datetime.now()
+
+nm = now.hour * 60 + now.minute
+
+for rule in rules:
+    m = pattern.match(rule)
+    if not m:
+        print('unrecognized time stamp "{}"'.format(rule), file=stderr)
+        exit(1)
+
+    sh, sm, eh, em = map(int, m.groups())
+
+    sm = sh * 60 + sm
+    em = eh * 60 + em
+
+    if nm >= sm and nm <= em:
+        exit(0)
+
+print('You are not supposed to access this program now', file=stderr)
+system('notify-send -u critical "You are not supposed to access this program now"')
+exit(2)