diff --git a/src/state/models/feed-view.ts b/src/state/models/feed-view.ts
index 68738d72..e5a6d73d 100644
--- a/src/state/models/feed-view.ts
+++ b/src/state/models/feed-view.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export class FeedItemModel {
 
   // data
   post: PostView
+  postRecord?: AppBskyFeedPost.Record
   reply?: FeedViewPost['reply']
   replyParent?: FeedItemModel
   reason?: FeedViewPost['reason']
@@ -44,6 +45,22 @@ export class FeedItemModel {
   ) {
     this._reactKey = reactKey
     this.post = v.post
+    if (AppBskyFeedPost.isRecord(this.post.record)) {
+      const valid = AppBskyFeedPost.validateRecord(this.post.record)
+      if (valid.success) {
+        this.postRecord = this.post.record
+      } else {
+        rootStore.log.warn(
+          'Received an invalid app.bsky.feed.post record',
+          valid.error,
+        )
+      }
+    } else {
+      rootStore.log.warn(
+        'app.bsky.feed.getTimeline or app.bsky.feed.getAuthorFeed served an unexpected record type',
+        this.post.record,
+      )
+    }
     this.reply = v.reply
     if (v.reply?.parent) {
       this.replyParent = new FeedItemModel(rootStore, '', {
diff --git a/src/state/models/notifications-view.ts b/src/state/models/notifications-view.ts
index 44f92dd2..c169a995 100644
--- a/src/state/models/notifications-view.ts
+++ b/src/state/models/notifications-view.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@ import {makeAutoObservable, runInAction} from 'mobx'
 import {
   AppBskyNotificationList as ListNotifications,
   AppBskyActorRef as ActorRef,
+  AppBskyFeedPost,
+  AppBskyFeedRepost,
+  AppBskyFeedTrend,
+  AppBskyFeedVote,
+  AppBskyGraphAssertion,
+  AppBskyGraphFollow,
   APP_BSKY_GRAPH,
 } from '@atproto/api'
 import {RootStoreModel} from './root-store'
 import {PostThreadViewModel} from './post-thread-view'
-import {hasProp} from '../lib/type-guards'
 import {cleanError} from '../../lib/strings'
 
 const UNGROUPABLE_REASONS = ['trend', 'assertion']
@@ -19,7 +24,15 @@ export interface GroupedNotification extends ListNotifications.Notification {
   additional?: ListNotifications.Notification[]
 }
 
-export class NotificationsViewItemModel implements GroupedNotification {
+type SupportedRecord =
+  | AppBskyFeedPost.Record
+  | AppBskyFeedRepost.Record
+  | AppBskyFeedTrend.Record
+  | AppBskyFeedVote.Record
+  | AppBskyGraphAssertion.Record
+  | AppBskyGraphFollow.Record
+
+export class NotificationsViewItemModel {
   // ui state
   _reactKey: string = ''
 
@@ -34,7 +47,7 @@ export class NotificationsViewItemModel implements GroupedNotification {
   }
   reason: string = ''
   reasonSubject?: string
-  record: any = {}
+  record?: SupportedRecord
   isRead: boolean = false
   indexedAt: string = ''
   additional?: NotificationsViewItemModel[]
@@ -58,7 +71,7 @@ export class NotificationsViewItemModel implements GroupedNotification {
     this.author = v.author
     this.reason = v.reason
     this.reasonSubject = v.reasonSubject
-    this.record = v.record
+    this.record = this.toSupportedRecord(v.record)
     this.isRead = v.isRead
     this.indexedAt = v.indexedAt
     if (v.additional?.length) {
@@ -116,23 +129,55 @@ export class NotificationsViewItemModel implements GroupedNotification {
 
   get isInvite() {
     return (
-      this.isAssertion && this.record.assertion === APP_BSKY_GRAPH.AssertMember
+      this.isAssertion &&
+      AppBskyGraphAssertion.isRecord(this.record) &&
+      this.record.assertion === APP_BSKY_GRAPH.AssertMember
     )
   }
 
-  get subjectUri() {
+  get subjectUri(): string {
     if (this.reasonSubject) {
       return this.reasonSubject
     }
+    const record = this.record
     if (
-      hasProp(this.record, 'subject') &&
-      typeof this.record.subject === 'string'
+      AppBskyFeedRepost.isRecord(record) ||
+      AppBskyFeedTrend.isRecord(record) ||
+      AppBskyFeedVote.isRecord(record)
     ) {
-      return this.record.subject
+      return record.subject.uri
     }
     return ''
   }
 
+  toSupportedRecord(v: unknown): SupportedRecord | undefined {
+    for (const ns of [
+      AppBskyFeedPost,
+      AppBskyFeedRepost,
+      AppBskyFeedTrend,
+      AppBskyFeedVote,
+      AppBskyGraphAssertion,
+      AppBskyGraphFollow,
+    ]) {
+      if (ns.isRecord(v)) {
+        const valid = ns.validateRecord(v)
+        if (valid.success) {
+          return v
+        } else {
+          this.rootStore.log.warn('Received an invalid record', {
+            record: v,
+            error: valid.error,
+          })
+          return
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    this.rootStore.log.warn(
+      'app.bsky.notifications.list served an unsupported record type',
+      v,
+    )
+  }
+
   async fetchAdditionalData() {
     if (!this.needsAdditionalData) {
       return
@@ -140,7 +185,7 @@ export class NotificationsViewItemModel implements GroupedNotification {
     let postUri
     if (this.isReply || this.isMention) {
       postUri = this.uri
-    } else if (this.isUpvote || this.isRead || this.isTrend) {
+    } else if (this.isUpvote || this.isRepost || this.isTrend) {
       postUri = this.subjectUri
     }
     if (postUri) {
diff --git a/src/state/models/post-thread-view.ts b/src/state/models/post-thread-view.ts
index b7c33cfb..f1933553 100644
--- a/src/state/models/post-thread-view.ts
+++ b/src/state/models/post-thread-view.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import {makeAutoObservable, runInAction} from 'mobx'
-import {AppBskyFeedGetPostThread as GetPostThread} from '@atproto/api'
+import {
+  AppBskyFeedGetPostThread as GetPostThread,
+  AppBskyFeedPost as FeedPost,
+} from '@atproto/api'
 import {AtUri} from '../../third-party/uri'
 import {RootStoreModel} from './root-store'
 import * as apilib from '../lib/api'
@@ -19,7 +22,8 @@ export class PostThreadViewPostModel {
   _hasMore = false
 
   // data
-  post: GetPostThread.ThreadViewPost['post']
+  post: FeedPost.View
+  postRecord?: FeedPost.Record
   parent?: PostThreadViewPostModel | GetPostThread.NotFoundPost
   replies?: (PostThreadViewPostModel | GetPostThread.NotFoundPost)[]
 
@@ -30,6 +34,22 @@ export class PostThreadViewPostModel {
   ) {
     this._reactKey = reactKey
     this.post = v.post
+    if (FeedPost.isRecord(this.post.record)) {
+      const valid = FeedPost.validateRecord(this.post.record)
+      if (valid.success) {
+        this.postRecord = this.post.record
+      } else {
+        rootStore.log.warn(
+          'Received an invalid app.bsky.feed.post record',
+          valid.error,
+        )
+      }
+    } else {
+      rootStore.log.warn(
+        'app.bsky.feed.getPostThread served an unexpected record type',
+        this.post.record,
+      )
+    }
     // replies and parent are handled via assignTreeModels
     makeAutoObservable(this, {rootStore: false})
   }
@@ -278,7 +298,6 @@ export class PostThreadViewModel {
   }
 
   private _replaceAll(res: GetPostThread.Response) {
-    // TODO: validate .record
     // sortThread(res.data.thread) TODO needed?
     const keyGen = reactKeyGenerator()
     const thread = new PostThreadViewPostModel(
diff --git a/src/view/com/notifications/FeedItem.tsx b/src/view/com/notifications/FeedItem.tsx
index 6eabee70..efb4d610 100644
--- a/src/view/com/notifications/FeedItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/notifications/FeedItem.tsx
@@ -221,14 +221,14 @@ function AdditionalPostText({
   additionalPost?: PostThreadViewModel
 }) {
   const pal = usePalette('default')
-  if (!additionalPost) {
+  if (!additionalPost || !additionalPost.thread?.postRecord) {
     return <View />
   }
   if (additionalPost.error) {
     return <ErrorMessage message={additionalPost.error} />
   }
   return (
-    <Text style={pal.textLight}>{additionalPost.thread?.post.record.text}</Text>
+    <Text style={pal.textLight}>{additionalPost.thread?.postRecord.text}</Text>
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
index e8c23d3a..e93f77e3 100644
--- a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {observer} from 'mobx-react-lite'
 import {StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native'
 import Clipboard from '@react-native-clipboard/clipboard'
 import {AtUri} from '../../../third-party/uri'
-import {AppBskyFeedPost} from '@atproto/api'
 import {FontAwesomeIcon} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
 import {PostThreadViewPostModel} from '../../../state/models/post-thread-view'
 import {Link} from '../util/Link'
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ import {useStores} from '../../../state'
 import {PostMeta} from '../util/PostMeta'
 import {PostEmbeds} from '../util/PostEmbeds'
 import {PostCtrls} from '../util/PostCtrls'
+import {ErrorMessage} from '../util/error/ErrorMessage'
 import {ComposePrompt} from '../composer/Prompt'
 import {usePalette} from '../../lib/hooks/usePalette'
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const PostThreadItem = observer(function PostThreadItem({
   const pal = usePalette('default')
   const store = useStores()
   const [deleted, setDeleted] = useState(false)
-  const record = item.post.record as unknown as AppBskyFeedPost.Record
+  const record = item.postRecord
   const hasEngagement = item.post.upvoteCount || item.post.repostCount
 
   const itemHref = useMemo(() => {
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ export const PostThreadItem = observer(function PostThreadItem({
     )
   }
 
+  if (!record) {
+    return <ErrorMessage message="Invalid or unsupported post record" />
+  }
+
   if (deleted) {
     return (
       <View style={[styles.outer, pal.view, s.p20, s.flexRow]}>
diff --git a/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx b/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx
index 351282df..032d5c14 100644
--- a/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
 import {observer} from 'mobx-react-lite'
 import Clipboard from '@react-native-clipboard/clipboard'
 import {AtUri} from '../../../third-party/uri'
-import {AppBskyFeedPost} from '@atproto/api'
 import {FontAwesomeIcon} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
 import {PostThreadViewModel} from '../../../state/models/post-thread-view'
 import {Link} from '../util/Link'
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ import {Text} from '../util/text/Text'
 import {RichText} from '../util/text/RichText'
 import * as Toast from '../util/Toast'
 import {UserAvatar} from '../util/UserAvatar'
+import {ErrorMessage} from '../util/error/ErrorMessage'
 import {useStores} from '../../../state'
 import {s, colors} from '../../lib/styles'
 import {usePalette} from '../../lib/hooks/usePalette'
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export const Post = observer(function Post({
 
   // error
   // =
-  if (view.hasError || !view.thread) {
+  if (view.hasError || !view.thread || !view.thread?.postRecord) {
     return (
       <View style={pal.view}>
         <Text>{view.error || 'Thread not found'}</Text>
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const Post = observer(function Post({
   // loaded
   // =
   const item = view.thread
-  const record = view.thread?.post.record as unknown as AppBskyFeedPost.Record
+  const record = view.thread.postRecord
 
   const itemUrip = new AtUri(item.post.uri)
   const itemHref = `/profile/${item.post.author.handle}/post/${itemUrip.rkey}`
diff --git a/src/view/com/posts/FeedItem.tsx b/src/view/com/posts/FeedItem.tsx
index 583d1548..7a1aa5d2 100644
--- a/src/view/com/posts/FeedItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/posts/FeedItem.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native'
 import Clipboard from '@react-native-clipboard/clipboard'
 import Svg, {Circle, Line} from 'react-native-svg'
 import {AtUri} from '../../../third-party/uri'
-import {AppBskyFeedPost} from '@atproto/api'
 import {FontAwesomeIcon} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
 import {FeedItemModel} from '../../../state/models/feed-view'
 import {Link} from '../util/Link'
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ export const FeedItem = observer(function ({
   const theme = useTheme()
   const pal = usePalette('default')
   const [deleted, setDeleted] = useState(false)
-  const record = item.post.record as unknown as AppBskyFeedPost.Record
+  const record = item.postRecord
   const itemHref = useMemo(() => {
     const urip = new AtUri(item.post.uri)
     return `/profile/${item.post.author.handle}/post/${urip.rkey}`
@@ -42,22 +41,22 @@ export const FeedItem = observer(function ({
   const itemTitle = `Post by ${item.post.author.handle}`
   const authorHref = `/profile/${item.post.author.handle}`
   const replyAuthorDid = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!record.reply) return ''
+    if (!record?.reply) return ''
     const urip = new AtUri(record.reply.parent?.uri || record.reply.root.uri)
     return urip.hostname
-  }, [record.reply])
+  }, [record?.reply])
   const replyHref = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!record.reply) return ''
-    const urip = new AtUri(record.reply.parent?.uri || record.reply.root.uri)
+    if (!record?.reply) return ''
+    const urip = new AtUri(record?.reply.parent?.uri || record?.reply.root.uri)
     return `/profile/${urip.hostname}/post/${urip.rkey}`
-  }, [record.reply])
+  }, [record?.reply])
 
   const onPressReply = () => {
     store.shell.openComposer({
       replyTo: {
         uri: item.post.uri,
         cid: item.post.cid,
-        text: record.text as string,
+        text: record?.text || '',
         author: {
           handle: item.post.author.handle,
           displayName: item.post.author.displayName,
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ export const FeedItem = observer(function ({
       .catch(e => store.log.error('Failed to toggle upvote', e))
   }
   const onCopyPostText = () => {
-    Clipboard.setString(record.text)
+    Clipboard.setString(record?.text || '')
     Toast.show('Copied to clipboard')
   }
   const onDeletePost = () => {
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ export const FeedItem = observer(function ({
     )
   }
 
-  if (deleted) {
+  if (!record || deleted) {
     return <View />
   }