My first thought reading that headline was to remember what they just did in Canada last year, so I don't think it's hijacking so much as people being indulgent

My first thought reading that headline was to remember what they just did in Canada last year, so I don't think it's hijacking so much as people being indulgent. But I guess all it takes to be 'hijacked' or 'brigaded' is someone links this to their friends in Discord or elsewhere. So maybe you're right.