diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/MainPageSidebar.tsx b/src/components/sidebar/MainPageSidebar.tsx
index 258fd85..0b72932 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/MainPageSidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/MainPageSidebar.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,155 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import Enclave from "@/app/app";
+import { getCyberNews, NewsItem } from "@/lib/cyberNews";
+import { openUrl } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-opener";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { RefreshCw, Rss } from "lucide-react";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 
-export default function MainPageSidebar({
-  appRef,
-}: {
+function formatTime(publishedAt: number): string {
+  if (!publishedAt) return "";
+
+  const diff = Date.now() - publishedAt;
+  const minutes = Math.floor(diff / 60_000);
+
+  if (minutes < 1) return "just now";
+  if (minutes < 60) return `${minutes}m ago`;
+
+  const hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60);
+  if (hours < 24) return `${hours}h ago`;
+
+  const days = Math.floor(hours / 24);
+  return `${days}d ago`;
+}
+
+function StaticFallback() {
+  const staticLinks = [
+    {
+      title: "Surveillance Self-Defense",
+      source: "EFF",
+      href: "https://ssd.eff.org",
+    },
+    {
+      title: "Privacy Guides",
+      source: "Community",
+      href: "https://www.privacyguides.org",
+    },
+    {
+      title: "The Hacker News",
+      source: "News",
+      href: "https://thehackernews.com",
+    },
+    {
+      title: "Krebs on Security",
+      source: "News",
+      href: "https://krebsonsecurity.com",
+    },
+    {
+      title: "CISA Alerts",
+      source: "Gov",
+      href: "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories",
+    },
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-2.5 px-3 py-4">
+      <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+        Live news couldn't be loaded right now. Here are security resources you
+        can open manually:
+      </p>
+      {staticLinks.map((link) => (
+        <button
+          key={link.href}
+          className="group w-full rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-left hover:bg-accent"
+          onClick={() => openUrl(link.href)}
+        >
+          <span className="block truncate text-sm text-foreground whitespace-normal leading-tight group-hover:text-foreground">
+            {link.title}
+          </span>
+          <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{link.source}</span>
+        </button>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function MainPageSidebar(_props: {
   appRef: React.RefObject<Enclave | null>;
 }) {
-  return null;
+  const [items, setItems] = useState<NewsItem[] | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [error, setError] = useState(false);
+
+  const load = useCallback(() => {
+    setLoading(true);
+    setError(false);
+
+    getCyberNews()
+      .then((news) => setItems(news))
+      .catch(() => {
+        setItems(null);
+        setError(true);
+      })
+      .finally(() => setLoading(false));
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    load();
+  }, [load]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex h-screen w-full flex-col">
+      <header className="flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2.5 border-b border-b-border">
+        <h1 className="text-lg font-semibold flex items-center gap-2">
+          <Rss className="h-4 w-4 text-primary" />
+          Security News
+        </h1>
+        <Button
+          variant="ghost"
+          size="icon-sm"
+          disabled={loading}
+          onClick={load}
+        >
+          <RefreshCw className={cn("h-4 w-4", loading && "animate-spin")} />
+        </Button>
+      </header>
+
+      <section className="flex-1 overflow-y-scroll scrollbar-none [scrollbar-width:none] [&::-webkit-scrollbar]:hidden px-2 py-2">
+        {loading && items === null && (
+          <p className="px-2 py-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+            Loading news…
+          </p>
+        )}
+
+        {error && !loading && <StaticFallback />}
+
+        {items && (
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
+            {items.map((item) => (
+              <button
+                key={item.link}
+                className="group flex w-full flex-col gap-1 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-left hover:bg-accent"
+                onClick={() => openUrl(item.link)}
+              >
+                <span className="text-sm text-foreground leading-tight">
+                  {item.title}
+                </span>
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                  <span className="truncate">{item.source}</span>
+                  {item.publishedAt > 0 && (
+                    <>
+                      <span aria-hidden>·</span>
+                      <span className="shrink-0">
+                        {formatTime(item.publishedAt)}
+                      </span>
+                    </>
+                  )}
+                </span>
+              </button>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </section>
+    </div>
+  );
 }