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+import os
+import json
+import markdownify
+from datetime import datetime
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+def export_posts_to_markdown(base_folder):
+    posts = []
+
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(base_folder):
+        for file_name in files:
+            if file_name.endswith('.likes.json'):
+                continue  # Skip files ending with .likes.json
+
+            file_path = os.path.join(root, file_name)
+            with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+                post = json.load(file)
+                posts.append(post)
+
+    # Sort posts by the 'published' date
+    posts.sort(key=lambda x: x.get('published', ''))
+
+    # Group posts by month and year
+    grouped_posts = defaultdict(list)
+    for post in posts:
+        published = post.get('published', '')
+        if published:
+            month_year = datetime.fromisoformat(published.rstrip("Z")).strftime("%B %Y")
+            grouped_posts[month_year].append(post)
+
+    markdown_output = ""
+    # Check if there are any posts to determine the author
+    if posts:
+        # Extract and format the 'attributedTo' field as 'username@domain'
+        first_post = posts[0]
+        attributed_to_url = first_post.get('attributedTo', '')
+        if attributed_to_url:
+            parts = attributed_to_url.split('/')
+            username = parts[-1] if len(parts) > 1 else ""
+            domain = parts[2] if len(parts) > 2 else ""
+            attributed_to = f"{username}@{domain}"
+        else:
+            attributed_to = "Unknown User"
+        markdown_output += f"# Posts from {attributed_to}\n\n\n"
+
+    for month_year, posts in grouped_posts.items():
+        markdown_output += f"## {month_year}\n\n"  # Month-Year header
+
+        for post in posts:
+            # Convert HTML content to Markdown and strip trailing newlines
+            content = markdownify.markdownify(post.get('content', '')).rstrip('\n')
+            published = post.get('published', '')
+
+            # Convert and format the 'published' date
+            if published:
+                published_datetime = datetime.fromisoformat(published.rstrip("Z"))
+                formatted_published = published_datetime.strftime("%m-%d-%y %H:%M:%S")
+            else:
+                formatted_published = "Unknown Date"
+
+            # Format and add the post to the markdown output with proper newlines
+            markdown_output += f"\n{content}\n\n"  # Ensure two newlines after the content
+            markdown_output += f"**Published:** {formatted_published}\n\n"
+
+    return markdown_output
+
+# Example usage of the function
+base_folder = 'app/.data/posts/'
+
+markdown_content = export_posts_to_markdown(base_folder)
+print(markdown_content)  # This should print the markdown content