Holy Crow, What Happened?!?

So... this morning i wake up and i've got this whole Coronavirus, pandemic, PPP & unemployment thing driving me batshit. So, i pull out my laptop and log into Steemit (something I've been slacking on the past year or so)to get my thoughts out.
But

Things seem normal, albeit a bit different. Since new features, something called communities (which I figured I'd get to later)... nothing major... until...

I see minnowbooter taking about everyone moving to HIVE because of some sort of shenanigans....

So... here I am, once again with a 1 reputation and hoping I can make some headway on this new platform....
Anyone who can give me a brief rundown on just exactly WHAT happened I'd appreciate it.