This is a case of the classic contrast between the two definitions of ASB.
The original definition is clearly there, making the impossible happen with the sentient objects and such.
However it is entirely possible for a timeline to be ASB in that way but also follow the effects of such supernatural things logically/plausibly. So the popular definition of ASB of making simply the implausible rather than the impossible happen is not actually considered ASB under the original definition.
So both of you are right. Such supernatural elements does make MultiplePOD's work by definition ASB. But otherwise it need not fall under the stereotypical image of ASB (so geopolitics can remain grounded and not be ASB under the popular definition).
Exactly! I have the good ASB (literally impossible things are happening) but not the bad and trash ASB (implausible things that ruin any enjoyment of the story, or don't fit with lore, are happening). That's why I appreciated Godot's note on Algonquin being an exonym, why I've tried not to make the GDF (good faction) too strong for fear of making any conflict a curbstomp (most notably by making the Great World War a stalemate that destroyed the CoN rather than a GDF victory), why sandwiches are called Albies in my work, and why, when in doubt, I turn to a randomizer.