GlobalUsage class is created only with master database, see https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/g/mediawiki/extensions/GlobalUsage/+/fd85afae25cab78bc40991fab79a61b5b42c1ed4/includes/Hooks.php#214. That means selects at https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/extensions/GlobalUsage/+/fd85afae25cab78bc40991fab79a61b5b42c1ed4/includes/GlobalUsage.php#75 happen on the master database for no good reason.
This should be remedied ASAP. Likely contributed to todays Wikimedia Commons RO incident.